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Taxonomy
Family:
ORBITESTELLIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> 'Lower Heterobranchia' (Infraclass)
> Orbitestelloidea (Superfamily)
> Orbitestellidae (Family)
> Orbitestella (Genus)
> toreuma (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Omalogyra (Omalogyrina) Magne & Vergneau-Saubade, 1973
=Orbitestella (Omalogyrina) Magne & Vergneau-Saubade, 1973
Images: Orbitestella toreuma Powell, 1930
Holotype, collected off Awanui Heads, NZ (MA70576). 0.75mm. © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Taxonomy
Family:
ORBITESTELLIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> 'Lower Heterobranchia' (Infraclass)
> Orbitestelloidea (Superfamily)
> Orbitestellidae (Family)
> Orbitestella (Genus)
> toreuma (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Omalogyra (Omalogyrina) Magne & Vergneau-Saubade, 1973
=Orbitestella (Omalogyrina) Magne & Vergneau-Saubade, 1973
Details: Orbitestella toreuma Powell, 1930
Size/Grows to:
Width 0.74mm, Height 0.27mm
Distribution:
Three Kings Islands, North Island and western South Island, from 0-102m
Type Data:
  • 22 metres, off Awanui Heads, Rangaunu Bay, NZ, (holotype)
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic, Intertidal
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.118)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1930 New species of New Zealand Mollusca from shallow-water Dredgings, Part 2, Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 61 (p.542) 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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