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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)
> Eulimella (Genus)
> limbata (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Odostomia (Eulimella) Forbes & M'Andrew, 1846
=Pyramidella (Eulimella) Forbes & M'Andrew, 1846
Synonymised Names:
=Pyramidella (Eulimella) limbata Suter, 1908
Images: Eulimella limbata (Suter, 1907)
Dredged in 60 metres, between Taiaroa Head and Taiaroa Canyon, Otago, NZ. 3.5mm
Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
PYRAMIDELLIDAE: TURBONILLINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> 'Lower Heterobranchia' (Infraclass)
> Pyramidelloidea (Superfamily)
> Pyramidellidae (Family)
> Turbonillinae (Subfamily)
> Eulimella (Genus)
> limbata (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Odostomia (Eulimella) Forbes & M'Andrew, 1846
=Pyramidella (Eulimella) Forbes & M'Andrew, 1846
Synonymised Names:
=Pyramidella (Eulimella) limbata Suter, 1908
Details: Eulimella limbata (Suter, 1907)
Size/Grows to:
Height 4.5mm, Width 1.5mm
Distribution:
Bay of Islands, Northland to Taiaroa Heads, Otago
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.262)
  • Laws, C.R. 1938 Review of the Tertiary and Recent Neozelanic Pyramidellid Molluscs. No.5 - The Eulimellid Genera, Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 68 (p.55)
  • Suter, H. 1908 Descriptions of new species of New Zealand Mollusca., Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, 40 (p.362) 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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