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Taxonomy
Family:
RAPHITOMIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Neogastropoda (Order)
> Conoidea (Superfamily)
> Raphitomidae (Family)
> Taranis (Genus)
> nexilis recens (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Allo Jousseaume, 1934
=Feliciella Lamy, 1934
=Fenestrosyrinx Finlay, 1926
=Mangelia (Taranis) Jeffreys, 1870
Synonymised Names:
=Fenestrosyrinx nexilis recens C.A. Fleming, 1948
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Taxonomy
Family:
RAPHITOMIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Neogastropoda (Order)
> Conoidea (Superfamily)
> Raphitomidae (Family)
> Taranis (Genus)
> nexilis recens (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Allo Jousseaume, 1934
=Feliciella Lamy, 1934
=Fenestrosyrinx Finlay, 1926
=Mangelia (Taranis) Jeffreys, 1870
Synonymised Names:
=Fenestrosyrinx nexilis recens C.A. Fleming, 1948
Details: Taranis nexilis recens (Fleming, 1948)
Size/Grows to:
Height 4.2mm, Width 2.2mm
Distribution:
Fiordland, Dusky Sounds, 40 metres
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.228)
  • Fleming, C.A. 1948 New Species and Genera of Marine Mollusca from the Southland Fiords, Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 77(1) (p.91) 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