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Taxonomy
Family:
EULIMIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Vanikoioidea (Superfamily)
> Eulimidae (Family)
> Ophieulima (Genus)
> fuscoapicata (Species)
Images: Ophieulima fuscoapicata Warén, 1981
Holotype, collected 05 Apr 1973, NNE of Herald Islets, Raoul Island, NZ (M.232345). 2.2mm. © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Taxonomy
Family:
EULIMIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Vanikoioidea (Superfamily)
> Eulimidae (Family)
> Ophieulima (Genus)
> fuscoapicata (Species)
Details: Ophieulima fuscoapicata Warén, 1981
Distribution:
Kermadec Islands, from 1188-1225m
Type Data:
  • 1190-1230 metres, Kermadec Islands, NZ, (holotype)
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
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References and Publications
  • Warén, A. 1981 Eulimid gastropods parasitic on echinoderms in the New Zealand region, New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 8(3) (p.314) 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