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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
DIAPHANIDAE: DIAPHANINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Cephalaspidea (Order)
> Cylichnoidea (Superfamily)
> Diaphanidae (Family)
> Diaphaninae (Subfamily)
> Diaphana (Genus)
> tasmanica (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Amphisphyra Lovén, 1846
=Austrodiaphana Pilsbry, 1895
=Physema H. & A. Adams, 1858
=Prodiaphana Chaban, 1996
Synonymised Names:
=Akera tasmanica Beddome, 1883
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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
DIAPHANIDAE: DIAPHANINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Cephalaspidea (Order)
> Cylichnoidea (Superfamily)
> Diaphanidae (Family)
> Diaphaninae (Subfamily)
> Diaphana (Genus)
> tasmanica (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Amphisphyra Lovén, 1846
=Austrodiaphana Pilsbry, 1895
=Physema H. & A. Adams, 1858
=Prodiaphana Chaban, 1996
Synonymised Names:
=Akera tasmanica Beddome, 1883
Details: Diaphana tasmanica (Beddome, 1883)
Geographical Range:
F
Notes:
Marine
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Schiøtte, T. 1998 A taxonomic revision of the genus Diaphana Brown, 1827, including a discussion of the phylogeny and zoogeography of the genus (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia), Steenstrupia, 24 (p.88)
  • Beddome, C. 1883 Description of some marine shells of Tasmania, Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania (p.167) Original Description

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