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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)
> retroversa (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Limacina (Limacina) Bosc, 1817
=Spiratella Blainville, 1817
Synonymised Names:
=Limacina balea Møller, 1841
=Limacina retroversa f. balea Møller, 1841
=Limacina retroversa f. retroversa (J. Fleming, 1823)
=Peracle flemingii Jeffreys, 1847
=Spiratella retroversa (J. Fleming, 1823)
=Spirialis balea (Møller, 1841)
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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)
> retroversa (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Limacina (Limacina) Bosc, 1817
=Spiratella Blainville, 1817
Synonymised Names:
=Limacina balea Møller, 1841
=Limacina retroversa f. balea Møller, 1841
=Limacina retroversa f. retroversa (J. Fleming, 1823)
=Peracle flemingii Jeffreys, 1847
=Spiratella retroversa (J. Fleming, 1823)
=Spirialis balea (Møller, 1841)
Details: Limacina retroversa (J. Fleming, 1823)
Distribution:
North Atlantic and southern Indo-Pacific. South-eastern South Island, Campbell Island and Antipodes Islands, from 10-660m
Notes:
Marine, Native - Non-endemic
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References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.278)

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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