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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)
> Phrixgnathus (Genus)
> larochei (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Laoma (Phrixgnathus) Hutton, 1882
Synonymised Names:
=Laoma (Phrixgnathus) larochei Powell, 1928
Images: Phrixgnathus larochei (Powell, 1928)
Holotype, near Opononi, Hokianga, Northland, NZ (MA72074). 2.2mm. © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Holotype, near Opononi, Hokianga, Northland, NZ (MA72074). 2.2mm. © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Holotype, near Opononi, Hokianga, Northland, NZ (MA72074). 2.2mm. © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Collected Nov 1975, Opononi, Northland, NZ. 2.7mm. Reproduced courtesy of Dave Roscoe
Collected Nov 1975, Opononi, Northland, NZ. 2.7mm. Reproduced courtesy of Dave Roscoe
Collected Nov 1975, Opononi, Northland, NZ. 2.7mm. Reproduced courtesy of Dave Roscoe
Collected May 2005, Mitimiti, south of Kaitaia, Northland, NZ. 2.1mm. Reproduced courtesy of Dave Roscoe
Collected May 2005, Mitimiti, south of Kaitaia, Northland, NZ. 2.1mm. Reproduced courtesy of Dave Roscoe
Collected May 2005, Mitimiti, south of Kaitaia, Northland, NZ. 2.1mm. Reproduced courtesy of Dave 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)
> Phrixgnathus (Genus)
> larochei (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Laoma (Phrixgnathus) Hutton, 1882
Synonymised Names:
=Laoma (Phrixgnathus) larochei Powell, 1928
Details: Phrixgnathus larochei (Powell, 1928)
Size/Grows to:
Width 2.3mm, Height 2.3mm
Distribution:
North Island. Hokianga, Northland
Geographical Range:
L.N.
Notes:
Land
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.328)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1928 Descriptions of five new Land-Shells from New Zealand, Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 59 (p.367) Original Description

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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