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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)
> montivaga (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Endodonta (Charopa) Albers, 1860
=Helix (Charopa) Martens, 1860
=Patula (Charopa) von Martens, 1860
=Simplicaria Mousson, 1890
Synonymised Names:
=Charopa anguiculus var. montivaga Suter, 1894
Images: Charopa montivaga Suter, 1894
Collected 9 Sep 1973, Tiraumea, E of Eketahuna, Manawatu, NZ. 2.8mm. Reproduced courtesy of Dave Roscoe
Collected 9 Sep 1973, Tiraumea, E of Eketahuna, Manawatu, NZ. 2.8mm. Reproduced courtesy of Dave Roscoe
Collected 9 Sep 1973, Tiraumea, E of Eketahuna, Manawatu, NZ. 2.8mm. Reproduced courtesy of Dave Roscoe
Collected 2 Jan 1977, near Mamaku, Rotorua, NZ. 4.2mm. Reproduced courtesy of Dave Roscoe
Collected 2 Jan 1977, near Mamaku, Rotorua, NZ. 4.2mm. Reproduced courtesy of Dave Roscoe
Collected 2 Jan 1977, near Mamaku, Rotorua, NZ. 4.2mm. 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)
> montivaga (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Endodonta (Charopa) Albers, 1860
=Helix (Charopa) Martens, 1860
=Patula (Charopa) von Martens, 1860
=Simplicaria Mousson, 1890
Synonymised Names:
=Charopa anguiculus var. montivaga Suter, 1894
Details: Charopa montivaga Suter, 1894
Size/Grows to:
Width 3mm, Height 1.5mm
Distribution:
North and South Island
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.303)
  • Suter, H. 1894 Additions and emendations to the reference list of the land and fresh-water Mollusca of New Zealand, Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, 8 (p.498) 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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