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Taxonomy
Family:
EPITONIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> [unassigned] Caenogastropoda (Order)
> Epitonioidea (Superfamily)
> Epitoniidae (Family)
> Claviscala (Genus)
> kuroharai (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Opalia (Claviscala) de Boury, 1909
=Scala (Claviscala) de Boury, 1909
Synonymised Names:
=Claviscala kuroharai Kuroda, 1960
=Opalia terebralioides Kilburn, 1975
Images: Claviscala kuroharai Kuroda & Habe, 1961
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Taxonomy
Family:
EPITONIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> [unassigned] Caenogastropoda (Order)
> Epitonioidea (Superfamily)
> Epitoniidae (Family)
> Claviscala (Genus)
> kuroharai (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Opalia (Claviscala) de Boury, 1909
=Scala (Claviscala) de Boury, 1909
Synonymised Names:
=Claviscala kuroharai Kuroda, 1960
=Opalia terebralioides Kilburn, 1975
Details: Claviscala kuroharai Kuroda & Habe, 1961
Size/Grows to:
Height 83mm, Width 22.4mm
Distribution:
Japan, Norfolk Island, Louisville Ridge and northern New Zealand. Kermadec Ridge, and NNE of Three Kings Islands, from 757-840m
Notes:
Marine, Native - Non-endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Dell, R.K. 1995 New species and records of deep-water Mollusca from off New Zealand, Tuhinga: Records of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, 2 (p.20)
  • Habe, T. 1961 Coloured illustrations of the shells of Japan (II) (p.33) Original Description

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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