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Taxonomy
Family:
AGLAJIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Cephalaspidea (Order)
> Philinoidea (Superfamily)
> Aglajidae (Family)
> Melanochlamys (Genus)
> lorrainae (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Nona H. & A. Adams, 1854
=Smaragdinella (Nona) H. & A. Adams, 1854
Synonymised Names:
=Aglaja lorrainae Rudman, 1968
Images: Melanochlamys lorrainae (Rudman, 1968)
In shell grit, Kaimaumau Beach, NZ. Bert van Tiggele
Taxonomy
Family:
AGLAJIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Cephalaspidea (Order)
> Philinoidea (Superfamily)
> Aglajidae (Family)
> Melanochlamys (Genus)
> lorrainae (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Nona H. & A. Adams, 1854
=Smaragdinella (Nona) H. & A. Adams, 1854
Synonymised Names:
=Aglaja lorrainae Rudman, 1968
Details: Melanochlamys lorrainae (Rudman, 1968)
Size/Grows to:
Height 8.5mm
Distribution:
North-eastern North Island and northern South Island, from 3m
Type Data:
  • W side of Puponga Point, Cormwallis, Manukau Harbour, Auckland, NZ, (paratype)
  • Wattle Bay, Manukau Harbour, Auckland, NZ, (holotype)
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic, Low tide. White animal
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References and Publications
  • Morley, M.S., Hayward, B.W. 2015 Intertidal records of 'sea slugs' (nudibranchs and allied opisthobranch gastropods) from northern North Island, New Zealand, Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 50 (p.57)
  • Krug, P.J., Morley, M.S., Asif, J., Hellyar, L.L., Blom, W.M. 2008 Molecular Confirmation of species status for the rare Cephalaspidean Melanochlamys lorraine (Rudman, 1968), and comparison with its sister species M. cylidrica Cheeseman, 1881, Journal of Molluscan Studies, 74 (p.267)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.273)
  • Rudman, W.B. 1968 Three new species of the opisthobranch family Aglajidae from New Zealand., Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 10(17) (p.214) Original Description

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