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Taxonomy
Family:
CYMATIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Tonnoidea (Superfamily)
> Cymatiidae (Family)
> Proxicharonia (Genus)
> palmeri (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Charonia (Charoniella) Powell & Bartrum, 1929
=Charoniella Powell & Bartrum, 1929
Synonymised Names:
=Sassia palmeri (Powell, 1967)
Images: Proxicharonia palmeri Powell, 1967
Collected in deep water, Bay of Plenty, NZ. 53mm
From deep water off Northland, NZ
Off north end of Poor Knights Islands, Northland, NZ (MA71300). © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
In 60 metres, off western Bay of Plenty, NZ. 49mm
Taxonomy
Family:
CYMATIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Tonnoidea (Superfamily)
> Cymatiidae (Family)
> Proxicharonia (Genus)
> palmeri (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Charonia (Charoniella) Powell & Bartrum, 1929
=Charoniella Powell & Bartrum, 1929
Synonymised Names:
=Sassia palmeri (Powell, 1967)
Details: Proxicharonia palmeri Powell, 1967
Size/Grows to:
Height 73mm
Distribution:
New Zealand and Lord Howe Island. West Norfolk Ridge, Kermadec Ridge, Three Kings Islands, and north-eastern North Island as far south as Gisborne
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.165)
  • O'Neill, S. Oct/1974 Notes of Interest: Proxicharonia palmeri, Poirieria, 7(5) (p.100)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1967 New Zealand Molluscan Systematics with Descriptions of New Species: Part 6, Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 6(3) (p.188) Original Description

*98 © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)

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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