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Taxonomy
Family:
HELICONOIDIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Pteropoda (Order)
> Euthecosomata (Suborder)
> Limacinoidea (Superfamily)
> Heliconoididae (Family)
> Heliconoides (Genus)
> inflatus (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Atlanta (Heliconoides) d'Orbigny, 1836
=Embolus Jeffreys, 1869
Synonymised Names:
=Atlanta inflata d'Orbigny, 1835
=Embolus inflatus (d'Orbigny, 1835)
=Limacina inflata (d'Orbigny, 1834)
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Taxonomy
Family:
HELICONOIDIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Pteropoda (Order)
> Euthecosomata (Suborder)
> Limacinoidea (Superfamily)
> Heliconoididae (Family)
> Heliconoides (Genus)
> inflatus (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Atlanta (Heliconoides) d'Orbigny, 1836
=Embolus Jeffreys, 1869
Synonymised Names:
=Atlanta inflata d'Orbigny, 1835
=Embolus inflatus (d'Orbigny, 1835)
=Limacina inflata (d'Orbigny, 1834)
Details: Heliconoides inflatus (d'Orbigny, 1836)
Distribution:
Tropical and temperate seas. Kermadec Islands, Middlesex Bank, Three Kings Islands, north-eastern and south-western North Island, from 9-805m
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)

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