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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
VELUTINIDAE: HAINOTINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Cypraeoidea (Superfamily)
> Velutinidae (Family)
> Hainotinae (Subfamily)
> Mysticoncha (Genus)
> harrisonae (Species)
Images: Mysticoncha harrisonae (Powell, 1946)
Stewart Island, NZ. 19mm
Dredged in Pelorus Sound, Marlborough Sounds, NZ. ~12-15mm
Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
VELUTINIDAE: HAINOTINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Cypraeoidea (Superfamily)
> Velutinidae (Family)
> Hainotinae (Subfamily)
> Mysticoncha (Genus)
> harrisonae (Species)
Details: Mysticoncha harrisonae (Powell, 1946)
Size/Grows to:
Height 21.5mm, Width 18.5mm
Distribution:
South and Stewart Island
Geographical Range:
CF
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.151)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1946 New species of New Zealand Mollusca from the South Island, Stewart Island and Chatham Islands, Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 3 (p.144) Original Description

Key to Geographical Ranges
NZ Map showing Geographical Ranges
The symbols K.A.C.F.M.An. are used to indicate the geographical range of the species. They have been adopted to give an approximation of the range of each species within New Zealand.
K=
Kermadec Islands
A=
Aupourian - Kaipara Harbour, north around North Cape, encompassing the Three Kings Islands and south to East Cape
C=
Cookian - Lower North Island and the northern part of the South Island
F=
Forsterian - Otago, Fiordland and Stewart Island
M=
Moriorian - Chatham Islands, Pitt Island
An=
Antipodean - Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil
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