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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)
> Charopa (Genus)
> coma (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Endodonta (Charopa) Albers, 1860
=Helix (Charopa) Martens, 1860
=Patula (Charopa) von Martens, 1860
=Simplicaria Mousson, 1890
Synonymised Names:
=Endodonta (Charopa) coma (Gray, 1843)
=Endodonta (Charopa) coma var. multicostata R. Murdoch, 1897
=Endodonta coma (Gray, 1843)
=Endodonta coma var. multicostata R. Murdoch, 1897
=Patula coma (Gray, 1843)
=Patula coma f. globosa Suter, 1892
=Zonites coma Gray, 1843
Images: Charopa coma (Gray, 1843)
Haywards Eastern Hills Scenic Reserve, Wellington, NZ. 4.8mm. Reproduced courtesy of iNaturalist.nz ©openlabnz (D.J.Roscoe)
Haywards Eastern Hills Scenic Reserve, Wellington, NZ. 4.8mm. Reproduced courtesy of iNaturalist.nz ©openlabnz (D.J.Roscoe)
Haywards Eastern Hills Scenic Reserve, Wellington, NZ. 4.8mm. Reproduced courtesy of iNaturalist.nz ©openlabnz (D.J.Roscoe)
Ohinau Island, E of Coromandel Peninsula, Bay of Plenty, NZ. 4.5mm. Reproduced courtesy of Dave Roscoe
Ohinau Island, E of Coromandel Peninsula, Bay of Plenty, NZ. 4.5mm. Reproduced courtesy of Dave Roscoe
Ohinau Island, E of Coromandel Peninsula, Bay of Plenty, NZ. 4.5mm. 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)
> Charopa (Genus)
> coma (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Endodonta (Charopa) Albers, 1860
=Helix (Charopa) Martens, 1860
=Patula (Charopa) von Martens, 1860
=Simplicaria Mousson, 1890
Synonymised Names:
=Endodonta (Charopa) coma (Gray, 1843)
=Endodonta (Charopa) coma var. multicostata R. Murdoch, 1897
=Endodonta coma (Gray, 1843)
=Endodonta coma var. multicostata R. Murdoch, 1897
=Patula coma (Gray, 1843)
=Patula coma f. globosa Suter, 1892
=Zonites coma Gray, 1843
Details: Charopa coma (Gray, 1843)
Size/Grows to:
Width 6mm, Height 4mm
Distribution:
North, South and Chatham Islands
Notes:
Land, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Goulstone, J.F., Mayhill, P.C., Parrish, G.R. 1993 An Illustrated Guide to the Land Mollusca of the Te Paki ecological region, Northland, New Zealand, New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 34 (p.7)
  • Goulstone, J.F. Sep/1989 Charopa coma in the Chatham Islands, Poirieria, 16(1) (p.2)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.303)
  • Gardner, N.W. Aug/1976 Charopa coma - One of our Small Land Snails, Poirieria, 8(4)

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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