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Taxonomy
Family:
PYRAMIDELLIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> 'Lower Heterobranchia' (Infraclass)
> Pyramidelloidea (Superfamily)
> Pyramidellidae (Family)
> Siogamaia (Genus)
> morioria (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Odostomia (Siogamaia) Nomura, 1936
Images: Siogamaia morioria Laws, 1941
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Taxonomy
Family:
PYRAMIDELLIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> 'Lower Heterobranchia' (Infraclass)
> Pyramidelloidea (Superfamily)
> Pyramidellidae (Family)
> Siogamaia (Genus)
> morioria (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Odostomia (Siogamaia) Nomura, 1936
Details: Siogamaia morioria Laws, 1941
Size/Grows to:
Height 3mm, Width 1.5mm
Distribution:
Eastern North Island (Matakaoa Point), and Snares, Bounty and Chatham Islands, from 11-165m
Type Data:
  • Waitangi, Chatham Islands, NZ, (holotype)
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
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References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.267)
  • Laws, C.R. 1941 Review of the Tertiary and Recent Neozelanic Pyramidellid Mollusca. No. 8 - The Pyrgulinind Genera and the genus Evalea, Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 71 (p.19) 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