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Taxonomy
Family:
LAROCHEIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Vetigastropoda (Subclass)
> Lepetellida (Order)
> Scissurelloidea (Superfamily)
> Larocheidae (Family)
> Larocheopsis (Genus)
> macrostoma (Species)
Images: Larocheopsis macrostoma Geiger & Marshall, 2012
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Taxonomy
Family:
LAROCHEIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Vetigastropoda (Subclass)
> Lepetellida (Order)
> Scissurelloidea (Superfamily)
> Larocheidae (Family)
> Larocheopsis (Genus)
> macrostoma (Species)
Details: Larocheopsis macrostoma Geiger & Marshall, 2012
Size/Grows to:
Height 0.79mm, Width 1.22mm
Distribution:
Kermadec Ridge, from 538m
Type Data:
  • 540 metres, Kermadec Ridge, NZ, (holotype)
Notes:
Marine, Native - 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.32) 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