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Family:
TRIPHORIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> [unassigned] Caenogastropoda (Order)
> Triphoroidea (Superfamily)
> Triphoridae (Family)
> Metaxia (Genus)
> exaltata (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Cerithiopsis (Metaxia) Monterosato, 1884
Synonymised Names:
=Seilarex exaltatus Powell, 1930
Images: Metaxia exaltata (Powell, 1930)
Holotype, collected Jan 1924, Tryphena Bay, Great Barrier Island, Hauraki Gulf, NZ (MA72140). © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Taxonomy
Family:
TRIPHORIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> [unassigned] Caenogastropoda (Order)
> Triphoroidea (Superfamily)
> Triphoridae (Family)
> Metaxia (Genus)
> exaltata (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Cerithiopsis (Metaxia) Monterosato, 1884
Synonymised Names:
=Seilarex exaltatus Powell, 1930
Details: Metaxia exaltata (Powell, 1930)
Size/Grows to:
Height 4.5mm
Distribution:
Kermadec Islands. North Island to Cook Strait
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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