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Taxonomy
Family:
TATEIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Truncatelloidea (Superfamily)
> Tateidae (Family)
> Opacuincola (Genus)
> cervicesmadentes (Species)
Images: Opacuincola cervicesmadentes Haase, 2008
Paratype of Opacuincola kuscheli, collected 13 Jun 1973, Wet Neck Cave, Charing Cross entrance, W of Mangarakau, W of Collingwood, NZ (M.174119). ~1.8mm. © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Taxonomy
Family:
TATEIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Truncatelloidea (Superfamily)
> Tateidae (Family)
> Opacuincola (Genus)
> cervicesmadentes (Species)
Details: Opacuincola cervicesmadentes Haase, 2008
Size/Grows to:
Height 1.8mm, Width 1.3mm
Distribution:
South Island. W of Collingwood, Nelson
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.124) 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