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Taxonomy
Family:
MILACIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Eupulmonata (Superorder)
> Stylommatophora (Order)
> Helicina (Suborder)
> Limacoidei (Infraorder)
> Parmacelloidea (Superfamily)
> Milacidae (Family)
> Milax (Genus)
> gagates (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Amalia antipodarum (Gray, 1855)
=Milax antipodarum L. Pfeiffer & J.E. Gray, 1855
Images: Milax gagates (Draparnaud, 1801)
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Taxonomy
Family:
MILACIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Eupulmonata (Superorder)
> Stylommatophora (Order)
> Helicina (Suborder)
> Limacoidei (Infraorder)
> Parmacelloidea (Superfamily)
> Milacidae (Family)
> Milax (Genus)
> gagates (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Amalia antipodarum (Gray, 1855)
=Milax antipodarum L. Pfeiffer & J.E. Gray, 1855
Details: Milax gagates (Draparnaud, 1801)
Size/Grows to:
Length 5.5mm, Width 2.8mm
Distribution:
North, South and Chatham Islands
Notes:
Land
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Barker, G.M. 1999 Naturalised Terrestrial Stylommatophora (Mollusca: Gastropoda), Fauna of New Zealand, Manaaki Whenua Press (p.87)
  • Focardi, S., Quattrini, D. 1972 Structure of the Reproductive Apparatus and Life Cycle of Milax gagates (Draparnaud). Mollusca Gastropoda Pulmonata, Bolletino di zoologia, 39(1) (p.9)

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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