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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
CASSIDAE: PHALIINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Tonnoidea (Superfamily)
> Cassidae (Family)
> Phaliinae (Subfamily)
> Casmaria (Genus)
> perryi (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Casmaria ponderosa perryi (Iredale, 1912)
=Cassidea perryi Iredale, 1912
Images: Casmaria perryi (Iredale, 1912)
Bland Bay, Northland. Hermit crab in rock pool. 33.5mm
Tokerau Beach, Northland, NZ
Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
CASSIDAE: PHALIINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Tonnoidea (Superfamily)
> Cassidae (Family)
> Phaliinae (Subfamily)
> Casmaria (Genus)
> perryi (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Casmaria ponderosa perryi (Iredale, 1912)
=Cassidea perryi Iredale, 1912
Details: Casmaria perryi (Iredale, 1912)
Size/Grows to:
Height 64mm, Width 32mm
Distribution:
SE Australia, Kermadec Islands and Northland east coast
Geographical Range:
KA
Notes:
Marine
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Buijse, J.A., Dekker, H., Verbinnen, G. 2013 On the identity of Casmaria species (Gastropoda, Cassidae), with description of two new species, Acta Conchyliorum, 14 (p.18)
  • Bracegirdle, S. Nov/2003 Ohiwa and Opape Beaches, Bay of Plenty, Cookia, 15 (p.24)
  • Brook, F.J., Marshall, B.A. 1998 The coastal molluscan fauna of the northern Kermadec Islands, southwest Pacific Ocean, Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 28 (p.220)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.160)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1976 On the considerable influx of warm water molluscs that have invaded northern New Zealand waters within recent years, Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 13 (p.149)
  • Mitchener, G. Sep/1967 Casmaria perryi, Poirieria, 4(2)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1967 New Zealand Molluscan Systematics with Descriptions of New Species: Part 6, Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 6(3) (p.186)
  • Iredale, T. 1912 New generic names and new species of marine Mollusca, Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London, 10(3) (p.227) 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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