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Taxonomy
Family:
CAVOLINIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Pteropoda (Order)
> Euthecosomata (Suborder)
> Cavolinioidea (Superfamily)
> Cavoliniidae (Family)
> Diacria (Genus)
> major (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Hyalaea (Diacria) Gray, 1840
Synonymised Names:
=Hyalaea trispinosa var. major Boas, 1886
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Taxonomy
Family:
CAVOLINIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Pteropoda (Order)
> Euthecosomata (Suborder)
> Cavolinioidea (Superfamily)
> Cavoliniidae (Family)
> Diacria (Genus)
> major (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Hyalaea (Diacria) Gray, 1840
Synonymised Names:
=Hyalaea trispinosa var. major Boas, 1886
Details: Diacria major (Boas, 1886)
Geographical Range:
A
Notes:
Marine
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • van der Spoel, S. 1976 Pseudothecosomata, Gymnosomata and Heteropoda (Gastropoda). Bohn, Scheltema & Holkema, Utrecht (p.50)

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
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