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Taxonomy
Family:
EPITONIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> [unassigned] Caenogastropoda (Order)
> Epitonioidea (Superfamily)
> Epitoniidae (Family)
> Opalia (Genus)
> zelandica (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Opalia (Nodiscala) de Boury, 1890
=Pliciscala (Nodiscala) de Boury, 1890
=Scala (Nodiscala) de Boury, 1890
Synonymised Names:
=Nodiscala zelandica Finlay, 1930
Images: Opalia zelandica (Finlay, 1930)
Holotype, collected Sep 1914, in 137 metres, off North Cape, NZ (MA72581). © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Taxonomy
Family:
EPITONIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> [unassigned] Caenogastropoda (Order)
> Epitonioidea (Superfamily)
> Epitoniidae (Family)
> Opalia (Genus)
> zelandica (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Opalia (Nodiscala) de Boury, 1890
=Pliciscala (Nodiscala) de Boury, 1890
=Scala (Nodiscala) de Boury, 1890
Synonymised Names:
=Nodiscala zelandica Finlay, 1930
Details: Opalia zelandica (Finlay, 1930)
Size/Grows to:
Height 10mm
Distribution:
Off North Cape, from 137m
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.252)
  • Finlay, H. 1930 Additions to the Recent fauna of New Zealand. No. 3, Transactions of the New Zealand Institute, 61 (p.232) 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
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