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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
Type Data:
  • Auckland Islands, 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.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

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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