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Taxonomy
Family:
LASAEIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Galeommatida (Order)
> Galeommatoidea (Superfamily)
> Lasaeidae (Family)
> Mysella (Genus)
> hounselli (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Calvitium Laseron, 1953
=Rochefortia Vélain, 1877
=Virmysella Iredale, 1930
Synonymised Names:
=Virmysella hounselli Powell, 1931
Images: Mysella hounselli (Powell, 1931)
Collected 4 Mar 1976, Port Hardy, main channel, D'Urville Island, NZ (M.058962). 5.5mm. © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Taxonomy
Family:
LASAEIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Galeommatida (Order)
> Galeommatoidea (Superfamily)
> Lasaeidae (Family)
> Mysella (Genus)
> hounselli (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Calvitium Laseron, 1953
=Rochefortia Vélain, 1877
=Virmysella Iredale, 1930
Synonymised Names:
=Virmysella hounselli Powell, 1931
Details: Mysella hounselli (Powell, 1931)
Size/Grows to:
Width 6.3mm, Height 4.3mm
Distribution:
Northern and south-western North Island, and South and Stewart Islands, from 7-786m
Type Data:
  • Castlecliff, Wanganui, NZ (Fossil), (holotype)
Notes:
Marine, Recent, Fossil, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.397)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1931 Waitotaran faunules of the Wanganui System: and descriptions of new species of Mollusca from the New Zealand Pliocene, Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 1 (p.111) 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
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