Quick Search
To Advanced Search
Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
CHAROPIDAE: ROTADISCINAE
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)
> Rotadiscinae (Subfamily)
> Loisthodon (Genus)
> benhami (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Endodonta (Charopa) benhami Suter, 1909
=Endodonta benhami Suter, 1909
Images: Loisthodon benhami (Suter, 1909)
Syntype, collected NZ - no other data. (M.125543). 2.2mm. © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Syntype, collected NZ - no other data. (M.125543). 2.2mm. © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Syntype, collected NZ - no other data. (M.125543). 2.2mm. © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Syntype, collected Auckland Islands, NZ (MA73074). © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Syntype, collected Auckland Islands, NZ (MA73074). © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Syntype, collected Auckland Islands, NZ (MA73074). © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
CHAROPIDAE: ROTADISCINAE
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)
> Rotadiscinae (Subfamily)
> Loisthodon (Genus)
> benhami (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Endodonta (Charopa) benhami Suter, 1909
=Endodonta benhami Suter, 1909
Details: Loisthodon benhami (Suter, 1909)
Distribution:
South Island and Auckland Islands
Geographical Range:
L.
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.304)
  • Climo, F.M. 1978 Classification of the New Zealand Arionacea (Mollusca: Pulmonata): A review of the New Zealand Charopine snails with lamellate apertures, National Museum of New Zealand Records, 1(11) (p.183)
  • Suter, H. 1909 The Mollusca of the Subantarctic islands of New Zealand, The Subantarctic islands of New Zealand, 1 (p.37) 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