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Taxonomy
Family:
NEOLEPTONIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Venerida (Order)
> Veneroidea (Superfamily)
> Neoleptonidae (Family)
> Neolepton (Genus)
> powelli (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Notolepton umbonatum (E.A. Smith, 1885) sensu Tomlin, 1948
Images: Neolepton powelli Dell, 1964
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Taxonomy
Family:
NEOLEPTONIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Venerida (Order)
> Veneroidea (Superfamily)
> Neoleptonidae (Family)
> Neolepton (Genus)
> powelli (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Notolepton umbonatum (E.A. Smith, 1885) sensu Tomlin, 1948
Details: Neolepton powelli Dell, 1964
Size/Grows to:
Width 3.2mm, Height 2.7mm
Distribution:
Macquarie Island, 120 metres
Notes:
Marine
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.403)
  • Dell, R.K. 1964 Antarctic and subantarctic Mollusca: Amphineura, Scaphopoda and Bivalvia, Discovery Reports, 33 (p.210) Original Description

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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