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Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Vetigastropoda (Subclass) > Lepetelllida (Order) > Lepetelloidea (Superfamily) > Osteopeltidae (Family) > Osteopelta (Genus)
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  • Genus: Osteopelta

  • Osteopelta mirabilis B.A. Marshall, 1987
    Length 8.1mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    Off South Island and NE of Chatham Islands. On whale bone
    CF
  • Osteopelta praeceps B.A. Marshall, 1994
    Length 6.25mm, Height 3.5mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    Chatham Rise, E of Mernoo Bank and Challenger Plateau, on whale bone, 372-912 metres
    C
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