Species List for Family: Capulidae
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- Capulus novaezelandiae Dell, 1978
Length 35mm
Marine, Native - Endemic, Living on Acesta shells
Central NZ. Chatham Rise and Campbell Plateau, around 400-550 metres
C
- Trichosirius cavatocarinatus (Laws, 1940)
Height 17.5mm, Width 11.2mm
Marine, Native - Endemic
Western Cook Strait, eastern and south-western South Island, and Stewart Island. 55-550 metres
CF
- Trichosirius inornatus (Hutton, 1873)
Height 22mm, Width 14mm
Marine, Native - Endemic
North, South, Stewart and Chatham Islands, from low tide to 200 metres
ACFM
- Trichosirius octocarinatus Powell, 1931
Height 6.5mm, Width 4.3mm
Marine, Native - Endemic
South-western North Island, eastern and south-western South Island, Stewart, Snares, Auckland, Campbell and Bounty Islands, and Pukaki Rise. 0-550 metres
CFAn - Zelippistes benhami (Suter, 1902)
Length 21mm, Width 9.5mm
Marine, Native - Endemic
Middlesex and King banks, Three Kings Islands, NW of Cape Reinga, and north-eastern North Island as far south-east as Ranfurly Bank. 0-508 metres
A
Key to 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
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