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Taxonomy
Family:
HYALOGYRINIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> 'Lower Heterobranchia' (Infraclass)
> Valvatoidea (Superfamily)
> Hyalogyrinidae (Family)
> Hyalogyra (Genus)
> expansa (Species)
Images: Hyalogyra expansa B.A. Marshall, 1988
Holotype, collected 23 Nov 1981, NW of Orete Point, Bay of Plenty, NZ (M.075124). 2.6mm. © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Taxonomy
Family:
HYALOGYRINIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> 'Lower Heterobranchia' (Infraclass)
> Valvatoidea (Superfamily)
> Hyalogyrinidae (Family)
> Hyalogyra (Genus)
> expansa (Species)
Details: Hyalogyra expansa B.A. Marshall, 1988
Size/Grows to:
Width 2.6mm, Height 1.4mm
Distribution:
White Island to Cape Palliser, 1037-1100 metres on large bored log
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Marshall, B.A. 1988 Skeneidae, Vitrinellidae and Orbitestellidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) associated with biogenic substrata from bathyal depths off New Zealand and New South Wales, Journal of Natural History, 22 (p.982) Original Description

*98 © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)

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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