Species List for Family: Tateidae
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- Catapyrgus fraterculus Haase, 2008
Height 1.8mm, Width 1.0mm
Freshwater, Subterranean, Native - Endemic, Small slender-conical shell
South Island. Paturau and upper Takaka, in cave streams
- Catapyrgus jami Verhaegen & Haase, 2021
Height 1.71mm, Width 1.06mm
Freshwater, Native - Endemic, On leaves, stones, woody debris in small spring
Kahurangi National Park, NW Nelson
- Catapyrgus matapango Haase, 2008
Height 1.6mm, Width 0.9mm
Freshwater, Subterranean, Native - Endemic
South Island. Oparara River Valley, NE of Karamea. In seepages and caves
- Catapyrgus sororius Haase, 2008
Height 1.6mm, Width 0.75mm
Freshwater, Native - Endemic
South Island. NE of Karamea
- Catapyrgus spelaeus Climo, 1974
Height 1.7mm
Freshwater, Subterranean, Native - Endemic
South Island. Nelson
- Hadopyrgus anops Climo, 1974
Height 2.0mm
Freshwater, Subterranean, Native - Endemic
South Island. Groundwater in and around Nelson
- Hadopyrgus brevis Climo, 1974
Height 1.5mm
Freshwater, Subterranean, Native - Endemic, Very small, pupiform, spire truncated and apex blunt. Operculum light orange
South Island. Nelson in groundwater and rivers
- Hadopyrgus dubius Haase, 2008
Height 1.7mm
Freshwater, Native - Endemic
South Island. NW of Motueka. In groundwater
- Hadopyrgus expositus Haase, 2008
Height 1.8mm
Freshwater, Native - Endemic
Nelson, South Island, in springs and seepages
- Hadopyrgus ngataana Haase, 2008
Height 1.7mm, Width 1.2mm
Freshwater, Native - Endemic
South Island. SE of Nelson. Only known from the type locality
- Hadopyrgus rawhiti Haase, 2008
Height 2.0mm, Width 1.2mm
Freshwater, Native - Endemic, Seepage by waterfall in stream
South Island. Between Hopewell and Raetihi, Marlborough Sounds. Only known from the type locality
- Halopyrgus pagodulus Haase, 2008
Height 2.5mm, Width 1.2mm
Brackish, Freshwater, Native - Endemic, Brackish streams
North Cape Block to northeast Northland and Great Barrier Island
- Halopyrgus pupoides (Hutton, 1882)
Height 3.0mm
Brackish, Freshwater, Native - Endemic, Brackish steams and estuaries
North and South Island
- Kuschelita inflata Climo, 1974
Height 1.6mm, Width 0.7mm
Freshwater, Native - Endemic
North Island. Napier-Hastings
- Leptopyrgus manneringi (Climo, 1974)
Height 2.5mm
Freshwater, Native - Endemic
North Island. North of Raglan
- Leptopyrgus melbourni Haase, 2008
Height 1.5mm, Width 0.7mm
Freshwater, Seepage in crevices in mudstone
North Island. Awakino Gorge
- Leptopyrgus tainui Haase, 2008
Freshwater, Native - Endemic
North Island. Mount Pirongia, W of Te Awamutu
- Meridiopyrgus inanga Haase, 2008
Height 1.7mm, Width 0.75mm
Freshwater, Native - Endemic
South Island. N of Invercargill, in groundwater. Only known from the type locality
- Meridiopyrgus muaupoko Haase, 2008
Height 2.3mm, Width 1.0mm
Freshwater, Native - Endemic
Dunedin to the Catlins, South Island. In springs and streamlets
- Meridiopyrgus murihiku Haase, 2008
Height 1.9mm, Width 0.9mm
Freshwater, Native - Endemic
North of Invercargill, South Island. In springs and streamlets
- Meridiopyrgus pupiformis Haase, 2008
Height 2.3mm
Freshwater, Native - Endemic
South Island. NE of Niagara, SW of Balclutha
- Obtusopyrgus alpinus Haase, 2008
Height 1.8mm
Freshwater, Native - Endemic
South Island. SE of Arthur's Pass. In seepage trickling over rocks
- Obtusopyrgus farri Verhaegen & Haase, 2021
Height 2.31mm, Width 1.32mm
Freshwater, Native - Endemic,On leaves, stones, woody debris in stream
Nelson Lakes
- Opacuincola abradeta Haase, 2008
Height 1.7mm, Width 1.7mm
Freshwater, Native - Endemic
South Island. SW of Paturau, W of Collingwood
- Opacuincola caeca Ponder, 1966
Height 2.24mm, Width 1.84mm
Freshwater, Native - Endemic, From cave streams
East Takaka, Nelson, South Island
- Opacuincola cervicesmadentes Haase, 2008
Height 1.8mm, Width 1.3mm
Freshwater, Native - Endemic
South Island. W of Collingwood, Nelson
- Opacuincola conosimilis Haase, 2008
Height 1.6mm, Width 1.3mm
Freshwater, Native - Endemic
South Island. NE of Karamea. Only known from type locality
- Opacuincola delira Haase, 2008
Brackish, Freshwater, Subterranean, Native - Endemic, On wood, moss, leaves and stones in seepages and caves
South Island. NE of Karamea, Nelson
- Opacuincola dulcinella Haase, 2008
Height 1.8mm, Width 1.4mm
Freshwater, Native - Endemic
E of Takaka, Nelson, South Island
- Opacuincola eduardstraussi Haase, 2008
Height 1.6mm, Width 1.5mm
Freshwater, Native - Endemic, On stones in stream
South Island. W of Collingwood, Nelson. Only known from type locality
- Opacuincola favus Haase, 2008
Height 1.8mm, Width 1.1mm
Freshwater, Native - Endemic, In seepages and cave streams
NE of Karamea, Nelson, South Island
- Opacuincola fruticis Haase, 2008
Height 1.8mm
Freshwater, Native - Endemic, Stream in cave
Paturau, Nelson, South Island
- Opacuincola geometrica Haase, 2008
Height 2.0mm, Width 1.2mm
Freshwater, Native - Endemic
South of East Takaka, South Island
- Opacuincola gretathunbergae Verhaegen & Haase, 2021
Height 2.74mm, Width 1.63mm
Freshwater, Native - Endemic
Kahurangi National Park, NW Nelson
- Opacuincola ignorata Haase, 2008
Freshwater, Subterranean, Native - Endemic
South of Takaka, South Island
- Opacuincola johannstraussi Haase, 2008
Freshwater, Native - Endemic
South Island. SSW of Collingwood, Nelson. On wood and stones in streams
- Opacuincola josefstraussi Haase, 2008
Height 2.3mm, Width 1.5mm
Freshwater, Subterranean, Native - Endemic
South Island. SSW of Collingwood, Nelson
- Opacuincola kuscheli Climo, 1974
Height 2.3mm
Freshwater, Subterranean, Native - Endemic, Streams in caves
South Island. Nelson
- Opacuincola lentesferens Haase, 2008
Freshwater, Native - Endemic
SW of Upper Takaka, NW of Motueka, South Island
- Opacuincola lisannea Verhaegen & Haase, 2021
Height 2.6mm, Width 1.33mm
Freshwater, Native - Endemic, On leaves, stones, woody debris in small spring
Kahurangi National Park, NW Nelson
- Opacuincola mete Haase, 2008
Freshwater, Native - Endemic, In dripping moss
South Island. Lower Buller Gorge, SE of Westport. Only known from type locality
- Opacuincola mete kahurangi Verhaegen & Haase, 2021
Height 2.44mm, Width 2.04mm
Freshwater, Native - Endemic,On rough rocks in river
Kahurangi National Park, NW Nelson
- Opacuincola ngatapuna Haase, 2008
Height 2.4mm, Width 1.3mm
Freshwater, Native - Endemic
South Island. Paturau, Northern Westland
- Opacuincola ovata Haase, 2008
Height 1.7mm
Freshwater, Native - Endemic
West of Collingwood, South Island
- Opacuincola permutata Haase, 2008
Height 2.2mm, Width 1.7mm
Freshwater, Subterranean, Native - Endemic, Seepages and streams in caves
South Island. W of Inangahua
- Opacuincola piriformis Haase, 2008
Height 2.0mm
Freshwater, Native - Endemic
NE of Karamea, South Island. Only known from type locality
- Opacuincola roscoei Haase, 2008
Height 3.4mm, Width 2.4mm
Freshwater, Native - Endemic
NW of Motueka, South Island
- Opacuincola takakaensis Haase, 2008
Height 2.3mm
Freshwater, Native - Endemic
South Island. Caves on Takaka Hills, Nelson
- Opacuincola terraelapsus Haase, 2008
Height 1.7mm, Width 1.1mm
Freshwater, Native - Endemic
South Island. NE of Karamea, Nelson
- Opacuincola turriformis Haase, 2008
Height 2.8mm
Freshwater, Native - Endemic
South Island. SW of Mangarakau, W of Collingwood
- Paxillostium nanum Gardner, 1970
Height 2.5mm, Width 1.3mm
Freshwater, Native - Endemic
Northland, in small bush streams or areas of swampy seepage
- Platypyrgus nelsonensis Climo, 1977
Width 2.2mm
Freshwater, Subterranean, Native - Endemic
Riwaka River, NW of Motueka, South Island
- Potamopyrgus acus Haase, 2008
Height 8.6mm
Freshwater, Native - Endemic, In litter on rocks in a wet gully
North Island. Port Waikato. Only known from type locality
- Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Gray, 1843)
Height 12mm
Freshwater, Recent, Native - Endemic
North and South Island. Also introduced to Australia, Europe, North America and Japan
- Potamopyrgus dawbini Powell, 1955
Height 3.1mm, Width 1.8mm
Freshwater, Native - Endemic
Auckland Islands
- Potamopyrgus doci Haase, 2008
Height 1.7mm
Freshwater, Native - Endemic
North Island. Waitomo Caves, spring at exit of Ruakuri Cave
- Potamopyrgus estuarinus Winterbourn, 1971
Height 7mm
Brackish, Freshwater, Native - Endemic
North and South Island. Brackish streams
- Potamopyrgus kaitunuparaoa Haase, 2008
Freshwater, Native - Endemic
North Island. Upper Mokau River estuary
- Potamopyrgus oppidanus Haase, 2008
Height 2.8mm, Width 1.2mm
Freshwater, Native - Endemic
North Island. Wellington. Only known from the type locality
- Potamopyrgus troglodytes (Climo, 1974)
Height 2.0mm
Freshwater, Subterranean, Native - Endemic
King Country, North Island
- Rakipyrgus gardneri (Climo, 1974)
Freshwater, Subterranean, Native - Endemic
North Island, in seepages and groundwater - Rakiurapyrgus cresswelli (Climo, 1974)
Height 2.5mm
Freshwater, Native - Endemic, In springs and seepage
Stewart Island
- Rakiurapyrgus micula Haase, 2008
Freshwater, Found in moss under waterfall. Similar in shape to R. cresswelli, however, it is much smaller and has a proportionally larger aperture
Stewart Island
- Sororipyrgus kutukutu Haase, 2008
Height 2.0mm, Width 1.0mm
Freshwater, Native - Endemic
Central North Island. Between Awakino and Mahotenui. In rock crevices in seepages and trickles over rock faces
- Sororipyrgus marshalli Haase, 2008
Freshwater, Native - Endemic, Trickle over moss
North Island. East of Pahiatua. Only known from type locality
- Sororipyrgus raki Haase, 2008
Height 2.1mm, Width 1.0mm
Freshwater, Native - Endemic, In leaf litter, moss, woody debris in trickles over rocks and in seepages
Northland, south of Kaikohe
- Tongapyrgus kohitatea Haase, 2008
Height 1.75mm
Freshwater, Native - Endemic
North of Invercargill, South Island
- Tongapyrgus subterraneus (Suter, 1905)
Height 2.75mm, Width 1.25mm
Subfossil, Fossil, Native - Endemic
Canterbury and northern Otago, South Island
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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