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Taxonomy
Family:
ANATOMIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Vetigastropoda (Subclass)
> Lepetellida (Order)
> Scissurelloidea (Superfamily)
> Anatomidae (Family)
> Anatoma (Genus)
> kopua (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Anatomus H. Adams, 1862
=Hainella Bandel, 1998
=Schizotrochus Monterosato, 1877
=Scissurella (Anatoma) Woodward, 1859
=Thieleella Bandel, 1998
Images: Anatoma kopua Geiger & Marshall, 2012
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Taxonomy
Family:
ANATOMIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Vetigastropoda (Subclass)
> Lepetellida (Order)
> Scissurelloidea (Superfamily)
> Anatomidae (Family)
> Anatoma (Genus)
> kopua (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Anatomus H. Adams, 1862
=Hainella Bandel, 1998
=Schizotrochus Monterosato, 1877
=Scissurella (Anatoma) Woodward, 1859
=Thieleella Bandel, 1998
Details: Anatoma kopua Geiger & Marshall, 2012
Size/Grows to:
Height 4.58mm, Width 4.27mm
Distribution:
New South Wales, Australia and New Zealand. Lord Howe Rise and Challenger Plateau, from 1005-1186m
Type Data:
  • Lord Howe Rise, SE of Lord Howe Island, Australia, (paratype)
  • 1030 metres, Challenger Plateau, WNW of Westport, NZ, (holotype)
  • 1000-1010 metres, Challenger Plateau, off Westport, NW South Island, NZ, (paratype)
Notes:
Marine, Native - Non-endemic
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References and Publications
  • Geiger, D.L., Marshall, B.A. 2012 New species of Scissurellidae, Anatomidae, and Larocheidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda) from New Zealand and beyond, Zootaxa, 3344 (p.21) 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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