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Taxonomy
Family:
COCHLICOPIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Eupulmonata (Superorder)
> Stylommatophora (Order)
> Helicina (Suborder)
> Pupilloidei (Infraorder)
> Pupilloidea (Superfamily)
> Cochlicopidae (Family)
> Cochlicopa (Genus)
> lubrica (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Achatina lubrica (O.F. Müller, 1774)
=Bulimus lubricoides Stimpson, 1851
=Cionella pfeifferi Weinland, 1874
=Helix lubrica O.F. Müller, 1774
Images: Cochlicopa lubrica (O.F. Müller, 1774)
Ellerslie, Auckland, NZ. 5.5mm. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family:
COCHLICOPIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Eupulmonata (Superorder)
> Stylommatophora (Order)
> Helicina (Suborder)
> Pupilloidei (Infraorder)
> Pupilloidea (Superfamily)
> Cochlicopidae (Family)
> Cochlicopa (Genus)
> lubrica (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Achatina lubrica (O.F. Müller, 1774)
=Bulimus lubricoides Stimpson, 1851
=Cionella pfeifferi Weinland, 1874
=Helix lubrica O.F. Müller, 1774
Details: Cochlicopa lubrica (O.F. Müller, 1774)
Size/Grows to:
Height 7.8mm
Distribution:
North and South Island, and Kermadec Islands. Also Eurasia, Nothern Europe, South Western Africa, Japan, North America
Notes:
Land, Non-indigenous
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Barker, G.M. 1999 Naturalised Terrestrial Stylommatophora (Mollusca: Gastropoda), Fauna of New Zealand, Manaaki Whenua Press (p.52)
  • 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.24)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.449)
  • Willan, R.C. Sep/1977 The Chrysalis Snail (Lauria cylindracea) in New Zealand, Poirieria, 9(2) (p.28)

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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