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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)
> ruforadiatus (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Laoma (Phrixgnathus) Hutton, 1882
Synonymised Names:
=Laoma (Phrixgnathus) ruforadiata Gardner, 1972
Images: Phrixgnathus ruforadiatus (Gardner, 1972)
Collected Dec 2009, Broadwood, Herekino, Northland, NZ. 1.7mm. Reproduced courtesy of Dave Roscoe
Collected Dec 2009, Broadwood, Herekino, Northland, NZ. 1.7mm. Reproduced courtesy of Dave Roscoe
Collected Dec 2009, Broadwood, Herekino, Northland, NZ. 1.7mm. 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)
> ruforadiatus (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Laoma (Phrixgnathus) Hutton, 1882
Synonymised Names:
=Laoma (Phrixgnathus) ruforadiata Gardner, 1972
Details: Phrixgnathus ruforadiatus (Gardner, 1972)
Size/Grows to:
Width 1.8mm, Height 1.3mm
Distribution:
North Island. Kaeo to Waipoua Forest, Northland
Notes:
Land, Native - Endemic
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References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.330)
  • Gardner, N.W. 1972 Two new pulmonate land snails from Northland, Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 2(2) (p.177) 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