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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
PUNCTIDAE: LAOMINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Eupulmonata (Superorder)
> Stylommatophora (Order)
> Helicina (Suborder)
> [unassigned] Helicina (Infraorder)
> Punctoidea (Superfamily)
> Punctidae (Family)
> Laominae (Subfamily)
> Laoma (Genus)
> nerissa (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Bulimus (Laoma) Gray, 1850
Synonymised Names:
=Endodonta nerissa Hutton, 1883
Images: Laoma nerissa (Hutton, 1883)
Mount Taranaki, NZ. 2.9mm. Reproduced courtesy of Dave Roscoe
Mount Taranaki, NZ. 2.9mm. Reproduced courtesy of Dave Roscoe
Mount Taranaki, NZ. 2.9mm. Reproduced courtesy of Dave Roscoe
Pohangina, NW of Dannevirke, NZ. Reproduced courtesy of Dave Roscoe
Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
PUNCTIDAE: LAOMINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Eupulmonata (Superorder)
> Stylommatophora (Order)
> Helicina (Suborder)
> [unassigned] Helicina (Infraorder)
> Punctoidea (Superfamily)
> Punctidae (Family)
> Laominae (Subfamily)
> Laoma (Genus)
> nerissa (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Bulimus (Laoma) Gray, 1850
Synonymised Names:
=Endodonta nerissa Hutton, 1883
Details: Laoma nerissa (Hutton, 1883)
Distribution:
North and South Islands
Notes:
Land, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Climo, F.M., Mahlfeld, K., Payton, I.J., Roscoe, D.J. 2019 Description of Laoma ordishi new species (Eupulmonata: Punctidae) and reinstatement of Laoma nerissa (Hutton, 1883), Records of the Auckland Museum, 5 (p.69)
  • Hutton, F.W. 1883 Notes on some New Zealand land shells, New Zealand Journal of Science, 1(10) (p.476) 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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