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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
CHAROPIDAE: PHENACOHELICINAE
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)
> Phenacohelicinae (Subfamily)
> Allodiscus (Genus)
> fallax (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Flammulina (Allodiscus) Pilsbry, 1892
=Gerontia (Allodiscus) Pilsbry, 1892
=Psyra Hutton, 1883
Images: Allodiscus fallax Powell, 1952
Oruru Bay, near Knuckle Point, Karikari Peninsula, NZ (MA71179). 7.25mm. © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Oruru Bay, near Knuckle Point, Karikari Peninsula, NZ (MA71179). 7.25mm. © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Oruru Bay, near Knuckle Point, Karikari Peninsula, NZ (MA71179). 7.25mm. © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Whatuwhiwhi, Karikari Peninsula, Northland, NZ. 7.3mm. Reproduced courtesy of iNaturalist.nz ©openlabnz (D.J.Roscoe)
Whatuwhiwhi, Karikari Peninsula, Northland, NZ. 7.3mm. Reproduced courtesy of iNaturalist.nz ©openlabnz (D.J.Roscoe)
Whatuwhiwhi, Karikari Peninsula, Northland, NZ. 7.3mm. Reproduced courtesy of iNaturalist.nz ©openlabnz (D.J.Roscoe)
Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
CHAROPIDAE: PHENACOHELICINAE
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)
> Phenacohelicinae (Subfamily)
> Allodiscus (Genus)
> fallax (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Flammulina (Allodiscus) Pilsbry, 1892
=Gerontia (Allodiscus) Pilsbry, 1892
=Psyra Hutton, 1883
Details: Allodiscus fallax Powell, 1952
Size/Grows to:
Width 7.3mm, Height 4.8mm
Distribution:
North Island
Type Data:
  • Oruru Bay, near Knuckle Point, Karikari Peninsula, NZ, (holotype)
Notes:
Land, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Marshall, B.A., Barker, G.M. 2008 A revision of the New Zealand land snails referred to Allodiscus Pilsbry, 1892 and Pseudallodiscus Climo, 1971, with the introduction of three new genera (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Charopidae), Tuhinga: Records of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, 19 (p.72)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.319)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1952 Four new species of New Zealand land snails and the systematic position of Gerontia cordelia Hutton, Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 4(3) (p.163) 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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