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Species List for Genus: Besla
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Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Heterobranchia (Subclass) > 'Lower Heterobranchia' (Infraclass) > Pyramidelloidea (Superfamily) > Pyramidellidae (Family) > Besla (Genus)
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  • Genus: Besla

  • Besla insularis (W.R.B. Oliver, 1915)
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    Kermadec Islands
    K
  • Besla rossiana Laws, 1941
    Height 2.2mm, Width 1mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    Off Auckland and Snares Islands
    An
  • Besla subrugata (Powell, 1927)
    Height 1.8mm, Width 0.9mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    Off south west Otago, 310 metres
    F
  • Besla vaga Laws, 1941
    Height 1.9mm, Width 0.9mm
    Marine, Recent, Fossil, Native - Endemic
    Three Kings Islands, 180 metres, to Otago Heads 70-90 metres
    ACFR.Fo.
  • Besla waitangiensis Laws, 1941
    Height 1.5mm, Width 0.8mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    Waitangi, Chatham Islands
    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