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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
PYRAMIDELLIDAE: TURBONILLINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> 'Lower Heterobranchia' (Infraclass)
> Pyramidelloidea (Superfamily)
> Pyramidellidae (Family)
> Turbonillinae (Subfamily)
> Turbonilla (Genus)
> aoteana (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Chemnitzia d'Orbigny, 1840
=Odostomia (Turbonilla) Risso, 1826
=Turbonilla (Chemnitzia) d'Orbigny, 1839
Images: Turbonilla aoteana Powell, 1930
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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
PYRAMIDELLIDAE: TURBONILLINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> 'Lower Heterobranchia' (Infraclass)
> Pyramidelloidea (Superfamily)
> Pyramidellidae (Family)
> Turbonillinae (Subfamily)
> Turbonilla (Genus)
> aoteana (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Chemnitzia d'Orbigny, 1840
=Odostomia (Turbonilla) Risso, 1826
=Turbonilla (Chemnitzia) d'Orbigny, 1839
Details: Turbonilla aoteana Powell, 1930
Size/Grows to:
Height 2.8mm, Width 0.7mm
Distribution:
North-eastern North Island, from 4-103m
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.257)
  • 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.545) 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