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Taxonomy
Family:
TATEIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Truncatelloidea (Superfamily)
> Tateidae (Family)
> Leptopyrgus (Genus)
> melbourni (Species)
Images: Leptopyrgus melbourni Haase, 2008
Holotype, collected 16 May 2002, seepage in crevices in mudstone, Awakino Gorge, W bank of SH3, 150 m S intersection with Awakau Road, NZ (M.174091). 1.5mm. © 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)
> Leptopyrgus (Genus)
> melbourni (Species)
Details: Leptopyrgus melbourni Haase, 2008
Size/Grows to:
Height 1.5mm, Width 0.7mm
Distribution:
North Island. Awakino Gorge
Notes:
Freshwater, Seepage in crevices in mudstone
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.116) 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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