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Taxonomy
Family:
ONCHIDIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Eupulmonata (Superorder)
> Systellommatophora (Order)
> Onchidioidea (Superfamily)
> Onchidiidae (Family)
> Onchidella (Genus)
> nigricans (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Occidentella Hoffmann, 1929
=Onchidium (Arctonchis) Dall, 1905
=Oncidiella Crosse & Fischer, 1878
=Peronella Mörch, 1863
=Peroniella Starobogatov, 1976
Synonymised Names:
=Onchidella irrorata (A.A. Gould, 1852)
=Onchidella obscura (Plate, 1893)
=Onchidella patelloida (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
=Onchidium nigricans Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
=Onchidium patelloide Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
=Oncidiella obscura Plate, 1893
=Peronia irrorata A.A. Gould, 1852
Images: Onchidella nigricans (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
Alive under and on rocks at low tide. Houhora Heads, Far North, NZ. 15mm. © rights reserved
Alive under rocks at low tide. Tapotupotu, Far North, NZ. 14mm. © rights reserved
Alive under and on rocks at low tide. Omana, Auckland, NZ. 15mm. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family:
ONCHIDIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Eupulmonata (Superorder)
> Systellommatophora (Order)
> Onchidioidea (Superfamily)
> Onchidiidae (Family)
> Onchidella (Genus)
> nigricans (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Occidentella Hoffmann, 1929
=Onchidium (Arctonchis) Dall, 1905
=Oncidiella Crosse & Fischer, 1878
=Peronella Mörch, 1863
=Peroniella Starobogatov, 1976
Synonymised Names:
=Onchidella irrorata (A.A. Gould, 1852)
=Onchidella obscura (Plate, 1893)
=Onchidella patelloida (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
=Onchidium nigricans Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
=Onchidium patelloide Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
=Oncidiella obscura Plate, 1893
=Peronia irrorata A.A. Gould, 1852
Details: Onchidella nigricans (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
Size/Grows to:
Animal 23mm
Distribution:
South-eastern Australia and New Zealand. North and South Islands
Type Data:
  • Astrolabe Bay, S of Marahau, Tasman Bay, NZ, (holotype)
Notes:
Marine, Native - Non-endemic, Intertidal
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Morley, M.S., Hayward, B.W. 2015 Intertidal records of 'sea slugs' (nudibranchs and allied opisthobranch gastropods) from northern North Island, New Zealand, Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 50 (p.78)
  • Walsby, J.R., Morton, J.E. 1982 Chitons, Limpets & Topshells & Pulmonates (Amphineura, Archaeogastropoda & Pulmonata), Marine Molluscs, University of Auckland, Leigh Marine Laboratory, 1 (p.85)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.291)
  • Stringer, B.L. 1969 The species of New Zealand Onchidiidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda) and their distribution, New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 3(1) (p.31)

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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