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Taxonomy
Family:
EPITONIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> [unassigned] Caenogastropoda (Order)
> Epitonioidea (Superfamily)
> Epitoniidae (Family)
> Opalia (Genus)
> ahiparana (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Opalia (Nodiscala) de Boury, 1890
=Pliciscala (Nodiscala) de Boury, 1890
=Scala (Nodiscala) de Boury, 1890
Synonymised Names:
=Nodiscala ahiparana (Powell, 1930)
=Opalia (Nodiscala) ahiparana (Powell, 1930) accepted, alternate representation
=Pliciscala (Nodiscala) ahiparana Powell, 1930
=Pliciscala ahiparana Powell, 1930
Images: Opalia ahiparana (Powell, 1930)
Holotype, collected in 128 metres, off Ahipara, Far North, NZ (MA72118). © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Taxonomy
Family:
EPITONIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> [unassigned] Caenogastropoda (Order)
> Epitonioidea (Superfamily)
> Epitoniidae (Family)
> Opalia (Genus)
> ahiparana (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Opalia (Nodiscala) de Boury, 1890
=Pliciscala (Nodiscala) de Boury, 1890
=Scala (Nodiscala) de Boury, 1890
Synonymised Names:
=Nodiscala ahiparana (Powell, 1930)
=Opalia (Nodiscala) ahiparana (Powell, 1930) accepted, alternate representation
=Pliciscala (Nodiscala) ahiparana Powell, 1930
=Pliciscala ahiparana Powell, 1930
Details: Opalia ahiparana (Powell, 1930)
Size/Grows to:
Height 7mm, Width 2.5mm
Distribution:
Off Ahipara and Ranfurly Bank, from 76-128m
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
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References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.252)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1930 New species of New Zealand Mollusca from shallow-water Dredgings, Part 1, Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 60 (p.541) 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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