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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
CHAROPIDAE: CHAROPINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Eupulmonata (Superorder)
> Stylommatophora (Order)
> Helicina (Suborder)
> [unassigned] Helicina (Infraorder)
> Punctoidea (Superfamily)
> Charopidae (Family)
> Charopinae (Subfamily)
> Cavellioropa (Genus)
> moussoni (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Geminoropa (Cavellioropa) Dell, 1952
Synonymised Names:
=Cavellia oconnori Dell, 1950
=Cavellia spelaea Powell, 1928
=Diplomphalus moussoni Suter, 1890
Images: Cavellioropa moussoni (Suter, 1890)
Lectotype of Diplomphalus moussoni, collected Hastwell, N of Masterton, NZ (M.102361). 5mm. © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Lectotype of Diplomphalus moussoni, collected Hastwell, N of Masterton, NZ (M.102361). 5mm. © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Lectotype of Diplomphalus moussoni, collected Hastwell, N of Masterton, NZ (M.102361). 5mm. © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Collected west end of Buller Gorge, south of Westport, Westland, NZ. 3.8mm. Reproduced courtesy of Dave Roscoe
Collected west end of Buller Gorge, south of Westport, Westland, NZ. 3.8mm. Reproduced courtesy of Dave Roscoe
Collected west end of Buller Gorge, south of Westport, Westland, NZ. 3.8mm. Reproduced courtesy of Dave Roscoe
Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
CHAROPIDAE: CHAROPINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Eupulmonata (Superorder)
> Stylommatophora (Order)
> Helicina (Suborder)
> [unassigned] Helicina (Infraorder)
> Punctoidea (Superfamily)
> Charopidae (Family)
> Charopinae (Subfamily)
> Cavellioropa (Genus)
> moussoni (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Geminoropa (Cavellioropa) Dell, 1952
Synonymised Names:
=Cavellia oconnori Dell, 1950
=Cavellia spelaea Powell, 1928
=Diplomphalus moussoni Suter, 1890
Details: Cavellioropa moussoni (Suter, 1890)
Size/Grows to:
Width 5.3mm, Height 2.5mm
Distribution:
North and South Island
Type Data:
  • Hastwell, N of Masterton, NZ, (lectotype)
Notes:
Land, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.308)
  • Suter, H. 1890 Descriptions of new species of New Zealand land and fresh-water shells., Transactions of the New Zealand Institute, 22 (p.227) 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
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