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Taxonomy
Family:
SIPHONARIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Siphonarimorpha (Superorder)
> Siphonariida (Order)
> Siphonarioidea (Superfamily)
> Siphonariidae (Family)
> Siphonaria (Genus)
> lateralis (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Kerguelenella Powell, 1946
=Kerguelenia Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889
=Siphonaria (Kerguelenella) Powell, 1946
=Siphonaria (Siphonaria) G.B. Sowerby I, 1823
Synonymised Names:
=Kerguelenella lateralis (A.A. Gould, 1846)
=Siphonaria (Kerguelenella) lateralis A.A. Gould, 1846
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Taxonomy
Family:
SIPHONARIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Siphonarimorpha (Superorder)
> Siphonariida (Order)
> Siphonarioidea (Superfamily)
> Siphonariidae (Family)
> Siphonaria (Genus)
> lateralis (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Kerguelenella Powell, 1946
=Kerguelenia Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889
=Siphonaria (Kerguelenella) Powell, 1946
=Siphonaria (Siphonaria) G.B. Sowerby I, 1823
Synonymised Names:
=Kerguelenella lateralis (A.A. Gould, 1846)
=Siphonaria (Kerguelenella) lateralis A.A. Gould, 1846
Details: Siphonaria lateralis A.A. Gould, 1846
Size/Grows to:
Length 16mm, Width 10mm, Height 5mm
Distribution:
Macquarie Island. Also Straits of Magellan, Patagonia, Falklands, South Georgia
Type Data:
  • Tierra del Fuego, South Atlantic Ocean, (holotype)
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
Description:
Apex within margin of lip

Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.293)
  • Gould, A. 1847 Descriptions of new shells, collected by the United States Exploring Expedition, Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, 2 (p.153) 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