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Species List for Genus: Myllita
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Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Autobranchia (Subclass) > Heteroconchia (Infraclass) > Euhetrodonta (Subterclass) > Imparidentia (Superorder) > Galeommatida (Order) > Galeommatoidea (Superfamily) > Lasaeidae (Family) > Myllita (Genus)
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  • Genus: Myllita

  • Myllita stowei (Hutton, 1873)
    Width 15mm, Height 9mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    North and northern South Island. Attached to the under sides of stones on sand
    AC
  • Myllita vivens Finlay, 1926
    Width 3.3mm, Height 3mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    Three Kings Islands to Foveaux Strait. Shallow water to about 95 metres
    ACFM
  • Myllita vivens pinguis (Marwick, 1928)
    Width 4.3mm, Height 4mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    Chatham Islands, common in beach drift
    M
Key to Geographical Ranges
NZ Map showing Geographical Ranges
The symbols K.A.C.F.M.An. are used to indicate the geographical range of the species. They have been adopted to give an approximation of the range of each species within New Zealand.
K=
Kermadec Islands
A=
Aupourian - Kaipara Harbour, north around North Cape, encompassing the Three Kings Islands and south to East Cape
C=
Cookian - Lower North Island and the northern part of the South Island
F=
Forsterian - Otago, Fiordland and Stewart Island
M=
Moriorian - Chatham Islands, Pitt Island
An=
Antipodean - Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil