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Taxonomy
Family:
TATEIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Truncatelloidea (Superfamily)
> Tateidae (Family)
> Opacuincola (Genus)
> abradeta (Species)
Images: Opacuincola abradeta Haase, 2008
Holotype, collected 19 Nov 2002, spring source of stream entering Baby Grand Cave, SW of Paturau, W of Collingwood, NZ (M.174146). 1.7mm. © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Collected Sep 2021, stream exiting Baby Grand Cave, SW of Paturau, W of Collingwood, NZ. 2.6mm
Collected Sep 2021, stream exiting Baby Grand Cave, SW of Paturau, W of Collingwood, NZ. 2.6mm
Taxonomy
Family:
TATEIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Truncatelloidea (Superfamily)
> Tateidae (Family)
> Opacuincola (Genus)
> abradeta (Species)
Details: Opacuincola abradeta Haase, 2008
Size/Grows to:
Height 1.7mm, Width 1.7mm
Distribution:
South Island. SW of Paturau, W of Collingwood
Notes:
Freshwater, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Haase, M. 2008 The radiation of hydrobiid gastropods in New Zealand: a revision including the description of new species based on morphology and mtDNA sequence information, Systematics and Biodiversity, 6(1) (p.129) 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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