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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
ACHATINELLIDAE: PACIFICELLINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Eupulmonata (Superorder)
> Stylommatophora (Order)
> Helicina (Suborder)
> Pupilloidei (Infraorder)
> Pupilloidea (Superfamily)
> Achatinellidae (Family)
> Pacificellinae (Subfamily)
> Tornatellinops (Genus)
> novoseelandicus (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Lamellidea (Tornatellinops) Pilsbry & C.M. Cooke, 1915
=Pacificella Odhner, 1922
=Tornatellina (Tornatellinops) Pilsbry & C.M. Cooke, 1915
=Tornelasmias Iredale, 1944
Synonymised Names:
=Tornatellina neozelanica Hutton, 1884
=Tornatellina novoseelandica Küster, 1852
Images: Tornatellinops novoseelandicus Küster, 1852
Haywards Eastern Hills Scenic Reserve, Waiwhetu, Petone, Wellington, NZ. 3.1mm. Reproduced courtesy of iNaturalist.nz ©openlabnz (D.J.Roscoe)
Fanal Island, Mokohinau Islands, Hauraki Gulf, NZ. 3.2mm. Reproduced courtesy of Dave Roscoe
Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
ACHATINELLIDAE: PACIFICELLINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Eupulmonata (Superorder)
> Stylommatophora (Order)
> Helicina (Suborder)
> Pupilloidei (Infraorder)
> Pupilloidea (Superfamily)
> Achatinellidae (Family)
> Pacificellinae (Subfamily)
> Tornatellinops (Genus)
> novoseelandicus (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Lamellidea (Tornatellinops) Pilsbry & C.M. Cooke, 1915
=Pacificella Odhner, 1922
=Tornatellina (Tornatellinops) Pilsbry & C.M. Cooke, 1915
=Tornelasmias Iredale, 1944
Synonymised Names:
=Tornatellina neozelanica Hutton, 1884
=Tornatellina novoseelandica Küster, 1852
Details: Tornatellinops novoseelandicus Küster, 1852
Size/Grows to:
Height 3.5mm, Width 1.5mm
Distribution:
North, South, Chatham Islands and Three Kings Islands
Notes:
Land, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Goulstone, J.F., Mayhill, P.C., Parrish, G.R. 1993 An Illustrated Guide to the Land Mollusca of the Te Paki ecological region, Northland, New Zealand, New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 34 (p.6)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.302)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1948 Land Mollusca of the Three Kings Islands, Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 3 (p.289)

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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