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Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Autobranchia (Subclass) > Heteroconchia (Infraclass) > Euhetrodonta (Subterclass) > Imparidentia (Superorder) > Venerida (Order) > Veneroidea (Superfamily) > Neoleptonidae (Family) > Neolepton (Genus)
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  • Genus: Neolepton

  • Neolepton antipodum (Filhol, 1880)
    Width 3.6mm, Height 3mm
    Marine, Recent, Fossil, Native - Endemic
    Southern South Island as far north as Otago Peninsula, and Stewart, Snares, Auckland, Campbell, Antipodes, Bounty and Chatham Islands. Recorded from the intertidal zone (living on Corallina) down to at least 310m
  • Neolepton powelli Dell, 1964
    Width 3.2mm, Height 2.7mm
    Marine
    Macquarie Island, 120 metres
  • Neolepton sublaevigatum (Powell, 1937)
    Width 2.8mm, Height 2.3mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    Middlesex and King Banks, Three Kings Islands, off Cape Reinga, and Rungapapa Knoll. From approx. 120-800 metres
  • Neolepton subobliquum (Powell, 1937)
    Width 2mm, Height 1.9mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    Middlesex and King Banks, Three Kings Islands, and off Spirits Bay and North Cape. From approx. 40-800 metres
  • Neolepton triangulare (Dell, 1956)
    Width 2.6mm, Height 2.3mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    Middlesex and King Banks, Three Kings Islands, North Island, northern and eastern South Island, Chatham Islands and Chatham Rise. Intertidal to below 600 metres
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