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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:
North-eastern (Hicks Bay) and south-western North Island, and south-eastern South Island
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
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NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil
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