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Taxonomy
Family:
EULIMIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Vanikoioidea (Superfamily)
> Eulimidae (Family)
> Melanella (Genus)
> puhana (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Balcis Leach in Gray, 1847
=Eulimaustra Laseron, 1955
=Melanella (Melanella) Bowdich, 1822
Synonymised Names:
=Balcis puhana Dell, 1956
Images: Melanella puhana Dell, 1956
Holotype of Balcis puhana, collected 28 Mar 1954, Karitane Canyon, off Otago Peninsula, NZ (M.009683). ~6mm. © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Taxonomy
Family:
EULIMIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Vanikoioidea (Superfamily)
> Eulimidae (Family)
> Melanella (Genus)
> puhana (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Balcis Leach in Gray, 1847
=Eulimaustra Laseron, 1955
=Melanella (Melanella) Bowdich, 1822
Synonymised Names:
=Balcis puhana Dell, 1956
Details: Melanella puhana Dell, 1956
Size/Grows to:
Height 6mm, Width 1.5mm
Distribution:
South-eastern North Island, eastern South Island and Chatham Islands, from 476-1463m
Type Data:
  • 475-650 metres, Karitane Canyon, off Otago Peninsula, NZ, (holotype of Balcis puhana Dell, 1956)
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.140)
  • Dell, R.K. 1956 The archibenthal Mollusca of New Zealand, Dominion Museum Bulletin, 18 (p.81) 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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