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Taxonomy
Family:
HIPPONICIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Vanikoioidea (Superfamily)
> Hipponicidae (Family)
> Antisabia (Genus)
> foliacea (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Hipponix foliacea Quoy & Gaimard, 1835
Images: Antisabia foliacea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
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Taxonomy
Family:
HIPPONICIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Vanikoioidea (Superfamily)
> Hipponicidae (Family)
> Antisabia (Genus)
> foliacea (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Hipponix foliacea Quoy & Gaimard, 1835
Details: Antisabia foliacea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Distribution:
Western Pacific. Kermadec Islands, Three Kings Islands, and north-eastern North Island as far south as Great Mercury Island, from 0-508m
Notes:
Marine, Native - Non-endemic
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References and Publications
  • Brook, F.J., Marshall, B.A. 1998 The coastal molluscan fauna of the northern Kermadec Islands, southwest Pacific Ocean, Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 28 (p.219)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1976 On the considerable influx of warm water molluscs that have invaded northern New Zealand waters within recent years, Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 13 (p.143)

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