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Taxonomy
Family:
OXYCHILIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Eupulmonata (Superorder)
> Stylommatophora (Order)
> Helicina (Suborder)
> Limacoidei (Infraorder)
> Gastrodontoidea (Superfamily)
> Oxychilidae (Family)
> Oxychilus (Genus)
> draparnaudi (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Flammulina alpina Suter, 1904
=Helix (Helicella) draparnaldi Beck, 1837
=Helix draparnauldi Beck, 1837
Images: Oxychilus draparnaudi (Beck, 1837)
Lectotype of Flammulina alpina Suter, 1904, collected Mar 1884, Head of Staircase Creek, Nerger Range '5 miles from Springfield', NZ (M.102373). 8mm. © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Lectotype of Flammulina alpina Suter, 1904, collected Mar 1884, Head of Staircase Creek, Nerger Range '5 miles from Springfield', NZ (M.102373). 8mm. © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Lectotype of Flammulina alpina Suter, 1904, collected Mar 1884, Head of Staircase Creek, Nerger Range '5 miles from Springfield', NZ (M.102373). 8mm. © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Taxonomy
Family:
OXYCHILIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Eupulmonata (Superorder)
> Stylommatophora (Order)
> Helicina (Suborder)
> Limacoidei (Infraorder)
> Gastrodontoidea (Superfamily)
> Oxychilidae (Family)
> Oxychilus (Genus)
> draparnaudi (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Flammulina alpina Suter, 1904
=Helix (Helicella) draparnaldi Beck, 1837
=Helix draparnauldi Beck, 1837
Details: Oxychilus draparnaudi (Beck, 1837)
Size/Grows to:
Width 15mm, Height 6mm
Distribution:
North and South Island
Notes:
Land, Native to western Europe and the Mediterranean. Introduced to Russia, North America, South and North Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Barker, G.M. 1999 Naturalised Terrestrial Stylommatophora (Mollusca: Gastropoda), Fauna of New Zealand, Manaaki Whenua Press (p.114)

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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