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Taxonomy
Family:
LIMACINIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Pteropoda (Order)
> Euthecosomata (Suborder)
> Limacinoidea (Superfamily)
> Limacinidae (Family)
> Limacina (Genus)
> rangii (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Limacina (Limacina) Bosc, 1817
=Spiratella Blainville, 1817
Synonymised Names:
=Atlanta rangii d'Orbigny, 1835
=Limacina antarctica Woodward, 1854
=Limacina antarctica f. rangii (d'Orbigny, 1835)
=Limacina cucullata Gould, 1852
=Limacina helicina antarctica Woodward, 1854
=Limacina helicina f. antarctica Woodward, 1854
=Limacina rangii f. antarctica Woodward, 1854
=Limacina rangii f. rangii (d'Orbigny, 1834)
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Taxonomy
Family:
LIMACINIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Pteropoda (Order)
> Euthecosomata (Suborder)
> Limacinoidea (Superfamily)
> Limacinidae (Family)
> Limacina (Genus)
> rangii (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Limacina (Limacina) Bosc, 1817
=Spiratella Blainville, 1817
Synonymised Names:
=Atlanta rangii d'Orbigny, 1835
=Limacina antarctica Woodward, 1854
=Limacina antarctica f. rangii (d'Orbigny, 1835)
=Limacina cucullata Gould, 1852
=Limacina helicina antarctica Woodward, 1854
=Limacina helicina f. antarctica Woodward, 1854
=Limacina rangii f. antarctica Woodward, 1854
=Limacina rangii f. rangii (d'Orbigny, 1834)
Details: Limacina rangii (d'Orbigny, 1835)
Distribution:
Arctic and Antarctic regions. Auckland Island, and south to Ross Sea
Geographical Range:
CFMAn
Notes:
Marine
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.278)

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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