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Taxonomy
Family:
CERITHIOPSIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> [unassigned] Caenogastropoda (Order)
> Triphoroidea (Superfamily)
> Cerithiopsidae (Family)
> Prolixodens (Genus)
> crassa (Species)
Images: Prolixodens crassa B.A. Marshall, 1978
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Taxonomy
Family:
CERITHIOPSIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> [unassigned] Caenogastropoda (Order)
> Triphoroidea (Superfamily)
> Cerithiopsidae (Family)
> Prolixodens (Genus)
> crassa (Species)
Details: Prolixodens crassa B.A. Marshall, 1978
Size/Grows to:
Height 5.2mm, Width 1.5mm
Distribution:
Three Kings Islands and north-east coast of North Island to Poor Knights Islands, 40-622 metres
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