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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
PUNCTIDAE: LAOMINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Eupulmonata (Superorder)
> Stylommatophora (Order)
> Helicina (Suborder)
> [unassigned] Helicina (Infraorder)
> Punctoidea (Superfamily)
> Punctidae (Family)
> Laominae (Subfamily)
> Paralaoma (Genus)
> serratocostata (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Fectola (Subfectola) Powell, 1939
=Pleuropunctum Germain, 1928
=Punctum (Toltecia) Pilsbry, 1926
=Subfectola Powell, 1939
=Toltecia Pilsbry, 1926
Synonymised Names:
=Phrixgnathus serratocostata Webster, 1906
Images: Paralaoma serratocostata Webster, 1906
Collected Waiuku, Manukau, Auckland, NZ (MA70622). © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Collected Waiuku, Manukau, Auckland, NZ (MA70622). © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Collected Waiuku, Manukau, Auckland, NZ (MA70622). © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Kaikoura, Canterbury, NZ. 1.2mm. Reproduced courtesy of iNaturalist.nz ©openlabnz (D.J.Roscoe)
Kaikoura, Canterbury, NZ. 1.2mm. Reproduced courtesy of iNaturalist.nz ©openlabnz (D.J.Roscoe)
Kaikoura, Canterbury, NZ. 1.2mm. Reproduced courtesy of iNaturalist.nz ©openlabnz (D.J.Roscoe)
Whareorino Range, W of Te Kuiti, King Country, NZ. 1.2mm. Reproduced courtesy of iNaturalist.nz ©openlabnz (D.J.Roscoe)
Whareorino Range, W of Te Kuiti, King Country, NZ. 1.2mm. Reproduced courtesy of iNaturalist.nz ©openlabnz (D.J.Roscoe)
Whareorino Range, W of Te Kuiti, King Country, NZ. 1.2mm. Reproduced courtesy of iNaturalist.nz ©openlabnz (D.J.Roscoe)
Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
PUNCTIDAE: LAOMINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Eupulmonata (Superorder)
> Stylommatophora (Order)
> Helicina (Suborder)
> [unassigned] Helicina (Infraorder)
> Punctoidea (Superfamily)
> Punctidae (Family)
> Laominae (Subfamily)
> Paralaoma (Genus)
> serratocostata (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Fectola (Subfectola) Powell, 1939
=Pleuropunctum Germain, 1928
=Punctum (Toltecia) Pilsbry, 1926
=Subfectola Powell, 1939
=Toltecia Pilsbry, 1926
Synonymised Names:
=Phrixgnathus serratocostata Webster, 1906
Details: Paralaoma serratocostata Webster, 1906
Size/Grows to:
Width 1mm, Height 0.75mm
Distribution:
North and South Island
Notes:
Land, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Goulstone, J.F., Mayhill, P.C., Parrish, G.R. 1993 An Illustrated Guide to the Land Mollusca of the Te Paki ecological region, Northland, New Zealand, New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 34 (p.24)
  • Solem, A., Climo, F.M., Roscoe, D.J. 1981 Sympatric species diversity of New Zealand land snails, New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 8(4) (p.479)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.329)
  • Webster, W.H. 1908 Additions to the New Zealand fauna., Transactions of the New Zealand Institute, 40 (p.311) 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