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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
OTINIDAE: SMEAGOLINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Eupulmonata (Superorder)
> Ellobiida (Order)
> Ellobioidea (Superfamily)
> Otinidae (Family)
> Smeagolinae (Subfamily)
> Smeagol (Genus)
> manneringi (Species)
Images: Smeagol manneringi Climo, 1980
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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
OTINIDAE: SMEAGOLINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Eupulmonata (Superorder)
> Ellobiida (Order)
> Ellobioidea (Superfamily)
> Otinidae (Family)
> Smeagolinae (Subfamily)
> Smeagol (Genus)
> manneringi (Species)
Details: Smeagol manneringi Climo, 1980
Size/Grows to:
Animal 10mm
Distribution:
North-eastern South Island
Type Data:
  • Rhino Horns Point, Kaikoura Peninsula, NZ, (holotype, paratype)
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic, A small slug, found on rocky beaches, living buried in the fine damp gravel at high tide
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References and Publications
  • Climo, F.M. 1980 Smeagolida, a new order of gymnomorph mollusc from New Zealand based on a new genus and species, New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 7(4) (p.516) Original Description

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