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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)
> trispinosa (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Hyalaea (Diacria) Gray, 1840
Synonymised Names:
=Cavolinia reeveana Dunker, 1853
=Cavolinia trispinosa (Blainville, 1821)
=Cleodora compressa Souleyet, 1852
=Diacria atlantica Dupont, 1998
=Diacria rubecula Bontes & van der Spoel, 1998
=Diacria trispinosa heterocolorata Rampal, 2002
=Hyalaea depressa Bivona-Bernardi, 1832
=Hyalaea mucronata Quoy & Gaimard, 1827
=Hyalaea reeveana Dunker, 1853
=Hyalaea trispinosa Blainville, 1821
Images: Diacria trispinosa (Blainville, 1821)
Holotype of Diacria trispinosa heterocolarata, collected 12 Apr 1977, 335-390 metres, SE of Glorioso Islands, Mozambique Channel, Indian Ocean. 6.4mm. Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris
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)
> trispinosa (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Hyalaea (Diacria) Gray, 1840
Synonymised Names:
=Cavolinia reeveana Dunker, 1853
=Cavolinia trispinosa (Blainville, 1821)
=Cleodora compressa Souleyet, 1852
=Diacria atlantica Dupont, 1998
=Diacria rubecula Bontes & van der Spoel, 1998
=Diacria trispinosa heterocolorata Rampal, 2002
=Hyalaea depressa Bivona-Bernardi, 1832
=Hyalaea mucronata Quoy & Gaimard, 1827
=Hyalaea reeveana Dunker, 1853
=Hyalaea trispinosa Blainville, 1821
Details: Diacria trispinosa (Blainville, 1821)
Size/Grows to:
Height 7mm, Width 6.3mm
Distribution:
Off Three Kings Islands to Bay of Plenty. All seas, especially the Atlantic
Notes:
Marine
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.278)
  • Bé, A.W.H., Gilmer, R.W. 1977 A zoogeographic and taxonomic review of Euthecosomatous Pteropoda. In A.T.S. Ramsay (ed.), Oceanic Micropaleontology, Academic Press, London, 1 (p.785)

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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
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