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Taxonomy
Family:
RAPHITOMIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Neogastropoda (Order)
> Conoidea (Superfamily)
> Raphitomidae (Family)
> Pleurotomella (Genus)
> aculeata (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Asperdaphne aculeata (Webster, 1906)
=Daphnella aculeata Webster, 1906
Images: Pleurotomella aculeata (Webster, 1906)
Holotype of Daphnella aculeata, collected 22 Jan 1904, E of Great Barrier Island, Hauraki Gulf, NZ (M.001717). ~5.5mm. © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Taxonomy
Family:
RAPHITOMIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Neogastropoda (Order)
> Conoidea (Superfamily)
> Raphitomidae (Family)
> Pleurotomella (Genus)
> aculeata (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Asperdaphne aculeata (Webster, 1906)
=Daphnella aculeata Webster, 1906
Details: Pleurotomella aculeata (Webster, 1906)
Size/Grows to:
Height 6mm, Width 3.3mm
Distribution:
Off Northland
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.244)
  • Webster, W.H. 1906 Results of dredging on the continental shelf of New Zealand., Transactions of the New Zealand Institute, 38 (p.308) 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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