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Species List for Genus: Herpetopoma
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Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Vetigastropoda (Subclass) > Seguenziida (Order) > Seguenzioidea (Superfamily) > Chilodontaidae (Family) > Herpetopoma (Genus)
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  • Genus: Herpetopoma

  • Herpetopoma alacerrimum Dell, 1956
    Width 5mm, Height 5mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    North Island and Chatham Islands
  • Herpetopoma bellum (Hutton, 1873)
    Height 6.5mm, Width 6.5mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic, Common under stones at low tide, often covered by a bright red or orange sponge
    North Island, northern South Island and Chatham Islands
  • Herpetopoma benthicola Powell, 1937
    Height 3.5mm, Width 3.0mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    Off Three Kings Islands to Northland
  • Herpetopoma larochei (Powell, 1926)
    Height 4.9mm, Width 5.0mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    North Island, Northland to Mahia
  • Herpetopoma mariae Finlay, 1930
    Height 17mm, Width 14.5mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    Northland
  • Herpetopoma pruinosum (B.A. Marshall, 1979)
    Height 3.3mm, Width 2.85mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    E of Chanter Islets, Raoul 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