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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
CHAROPIDAE: CHAROPINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Eupulmonata (Superorder)
> Stylommatophora (Order)
> Helicina (Suborder)
> [unassigned] Helicina (Infraorder)
> Punctoidea (Superfamily)
> Charopidae (Family)
> Charopinae (Subfamily)
> Cavellia (Genus)
> colensoi (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Endodonta biconcava f. minor Suter, 1913
=Patula colensoi Suter, 1890
Images: Cavellia colensoi (Suter, 1890)
Syntype, collected Hastwell, N of Masterton, NZ (M.125084). 6mm. © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Syntype, collected Hastwell, N of Masterton, NZ (M.125084). 6mm. © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Syntype, collected Hastwell, N of Masterton, NZ (M.125084). 6mm. © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Collected 1 Sep 2006, National Park, Central Plateau, NZ. 4mm. Reproduced courtesy of Dave Roscoe
Collected 1 Sep 2006, National Park, Central Plateau, NZ. 4mm. Reproduced courtesy of Dave Roscoe
Collected 1 Sep 2006, National Park, Central Plateau, NZ. 4mm. Reproduced courtesy of Dave Roscoe
Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
CHAROPIDAE: CHAROPINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Eupulmonata (Superorder)
> Stylommatophora (Order)
> Helicina (Suborder)
> [unassigned] Helicina (Infraorder)
> Punctoidea (Superfamily)
> Charopidae (Family)
> Charopinae (Subfamily)
> Cavellia (Genus)
> colensoi (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Endodonta biconcava f. minor Suter, 1913
=Patula colensoi Suter, 1890
Details: Cavellia colensoi (Suter, 1890)
Size/Grows to:
Width 6mm, Height 3mm
Distribution:
North and South Island. Te Kuiti to Fiordland
Type Data:
  • Hastwell, N of Masterton, NZ, (syntype)
Notes:
Land, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.307)
  • Suter, H. 1890 Descriptions of new species of New Zealand land and fresh-water shells., Transactions of the New Zealand Institute, 22 (p.225) 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
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