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Species List for Family: Malletiidae
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  • Family: Malletiidae

  • Katadesmia vincula (Dall, 1908)
    Length 10.4mm, Width 5.2mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    Atlantic, Indian, Pacific and Antarctic Oceans
    KAF
  • Malletia aoteana (B.A. Marshall, 1978)
    Length 14mm, Height 8.5mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    East Cape to Banks Peninsula, in mud 640-1097 metres
    C
  • Malletia galatheae Knudsen, 1970
    Length 18.1mm, Height 10.0mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    Tasman Sea, 3580 metres
    F
  • Neilo annectens Powell, 1931
    Length 42mm, Height 22mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    Cook Strait and off east coast of South Island to Taiaroa Heads, in 110-700 metres
    CF
  • Neilo australis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
    Length 42mm, Height 21mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    North, South, Stewart and Chatham Islands
    ACFM
  • Neilo blacki B.A. Marshall, 1978
    Length 36mm, Height 19mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    East Cape to Banks Peninsula. Living in mud from 430-1100 metres
    C
  • Neilo wairoana delli B.A. Marshall, 1978
    Length 32mm, Height 16mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    Off Ninety Mile Beach, Northland. Kaikorua, Otago coast, Fiordland, Chatham Rise and Chatham Islands. In mud from 178-1006 metres
    ACFM
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