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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
NATICIDAE: NATICINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Naticoidea (Superfamily)
> Naticidae (Family)
> Naticinae (Subfamily)
> Proxiuber (Genus)
> australe (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Lunatia australis Hutton, 1878
=Natica maoria Finlay, 1924
Images: Proxiuber australe (Hutton, 1878)
Bland Bay, Northland, NZ. 6mm. © rights reserved
Bland Bay, Northland, NZ. 6mm. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
NATICIDAE: NATICINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Naticoidea (Superfamily)
> Naticidae (Family)
> Naticinae (Subfamily)
> Proxiuber (Genus)
> australe (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Lunatia australis Hutton, 1878
=Natica maoria Finlay, 1924
Details: Proxiuber australe (Hutton, 1878)
Size/Grows to:
Height 7mm, Width 7mm
Distribution:
Three Kings Islands, and northern North Island as far south-east as Ranfurly Bank, from 0-310m
Type Data:
  • Rangitoto Channel, Hauraki Gulf, NZ, (holotype)
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.155)
  • Gardner, N.W. Feb/1977 Some Colour Patterns in Proxiuber australe, Poirieria, 8(6)
  • Hutton, F.W. 1878 Révision des coquilles de la Nouvelle-Zélande et des Iles Chatham, Journal de Conchyliologie, 26 (p.23) Original Description

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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