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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
CHAROPIDAE: OTOCONCHINAE
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)
> Otoconchinae (Subfamily)
> Maoriconcha (Genus)
> oconnori (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Otoconcha (Maoriconcha) Dell, 1952
Synonymised Names:
=Helicarion oconnori Powell, 1941
=Otoconcha (Maoriconcha) oconnori (Powell, 1941)
=Otoconcha oconnori (Powell, 1941)
Images: Maoriconcha oconnori (Powell, 1941)
Holotype, collected Anatoki Forks, SW of Takaka, NZ (MA70355). 8mm. © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Holotype, collected Anatoki Forks, SW of Takaka, NZ (MA70355). 8mm. © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Holotype, collected Anatoki Forks, SW of Takaka, NZ (MA70355). 8mm. © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
CHAROPIDAE: OTOCONCHINAE
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)
> Otoconchinae (Subfamily)
> Maoriconcha (Genus)
> oconnori (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Otoconcha (Maoriconcha) Dell, 1952
Synonymised Names:
=Helicarion oconnori Powell, 1941
=Otoconcha (Maoriconcha) oconnori (Powell, 1941)
=Otoconcha oconnori (Powell, 1941)
Details: Maoriconcha oconnori (Powell, 1941)
Size/Grows to:
Length 8mm
Distribution:
Northern Westland, South Island
Geographical Range:
L.S.
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.334)
  • Climo, F.M. 1971 Classification of New Zealand Arionacea (Mollusca: Pulmonata). 4. A revision of the subfamily Otoconchinae Cockerell (Punctidae Morse), Records of the Dominion Museum, 7 (p.45)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1941 Seven New Species of New Zealand Land Mollusca, Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 2(5) (p.263) Original Description

Key to Geographical Ranges
NZ Map showing Geographical Ranges
The symbols K.A.C.F.M.An. are used to indicate the geographical range of the species. They have been adopted to give an approximation of the range of each species within New Zealand.
K=
Kermadec Islands
A=
Aupourian - Kaipara Harbour, north around North Cape, encompassing the Three Kings Islands and south to East Cape
C=
Cookian - Lower North Island and the northern part of the South Island
F=
Forsterian - Otago, Fiordland and Stewart Island
M=
Moriorian - Chatham Islands, Pitt Island
An=
Antipodean - Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil