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Taxonomy
Family:
ARCHITECTONICIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> 'Lower Heterobranchia' (Infraclass)
> Architectonicoidea (Superfamily)
> Architectonicidae (Family)
> Granosolarium (Genus)
> asperum (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Claraxis Iredale, 1936
=Heliacus (Claraxis) Iredale, 1936
=Solariaxis Dall, 1892
Synonymised Names:
=Architectonica aspera (Hinds, 1844)
=Claraxis illustris Iredale, 1936
=Heliacus asper (Hinds, 1844)
=Heliacus dilecta (Deshayes, 1863)
=Mangonuia kerensis Ladd, 1982
=Solarium (Torinia) admirandum Melvill & Standen, 1903
=Solarium asperum Hinds, 1944
=Solarium dilectum Deshayes, 1863
=Torinia aspera (Hinds, 1844)
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Taxonomy
Family:
ARCHITECTONICIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> 'Lower Heterobranchia' (Infraclass)
> Architectonicoidea (Superfamily)
> Architectonicidae (Family)
> Granosolarium (Genus)
> asperum (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Claraxis Iredale, 1936
=Heliacus (Claraxis) Iredale, 1936
=Solariaxis Dall, 1892
Synonymised Names:
=Architectonica aspera (Hinds, 1844)
=Claraxis illustris Iredale, 1936
=Heliacus asper (Hinds, 1844)
=Heliacus dilecta (Deshayes, 1863)
=Mangonuia kerensis Ladd, 1982
=Solarium (Torinia) admirandum Melvill & Standen, 1903
=Solarium asperum Hinds, 1944
=Solarium dilectum Deshayes, 1863
=Torinia aspera (Hinds, 1844)
Details: Granosolarium asperum (Hinds, 1844)
Size/Grows to:
Width 8.5mm, Height 4mm
Distribution:
Northland to Bay of Plenty. Also New South Wales, Australia
Geographical Range:
A
Notes:
Marine
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Bieler, R. 1993 Architectonicidae of the Indo-Pacific (Mollusca, Gastropoda), Abhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg (NF), 30 (p.143)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.247)
  • Garrard, T.A. 1978 A revision of Australian Architectonicidae (Gastropoda: Mollusca), Records of the Australian Museum, 31 (p.554)
  • Hinds, R.B. 1844 Description of new species of shells, Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 12 (p.23) Original Description

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Key to Geographical Ranges
NZ Map showing Geographical Ranges
The symbols K.A.C.F.M.An. are used to indicate the geographical range of the species. They have been adopted to give an approximation of the range of each species within New Zealand.
K=
Kermadec Islands
A=
Aupourian - Kaipara Harbour, north around North Cape, encompassing the Three Kings Islands and south to East Cape
C=
Cookian - Lower North Island and the northern part of the South Island
F=
Forsterian - Otago, Fiordland and Stewart Island
M=
Moriorian - Chatham Islands, Pitt Island
An=
Antipodean - Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil