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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)
> Fectola (Genus)
> charopiformis (Species)
Images: Fectola charopiformis (Gardner, 1967)
Holotype, collected Apr 1965, Tapotupotu Bay, Far North, NZ (MA72196). © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Holotype, collected Apr 1965, Tapotupotu Bay, Far North, NZ (MA72196). © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Holotype, collected Apr 1965, Tapotupotu Bay, Far North, NZ (MA72196). © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Collected Jan 1975, Tapotupotu Bay, Far North, NZ. 2.6mm. Reproduced courtesy of Dave Roscoe
Collected Jan 1975, Tapotupotu Bay, Far North, NZ. 2.6mm. Reproduced courtesy of Dave Roscoe
Collected Jan 1975, Tapotupotu Bay, Far North, NZ. 2.6mm. Reproduced courtesy of Dave Roscoe
Collected May 2005, Mt Camel, Houhora Heads, Far North, NZ. 2.8mm. Reproduced courtesy of Dave Roscoe
Collected May 2005, Mt Camel, Houhora Heads, Far North, NZ. 2.8mm. Reproduced courtesy of Dave Roscoe
Collected May 2005, Mt Camel, Houhora Heads, Far North, NZ. 2.8mm. 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)
> Fectola (Genus)
> charopiformis (Species)
Details: Fectola charopiformis (Gardner, 1967)
Size/Grows to:
Width 2.5mm, Height 1mm
Distribution:
North Island. Northland
Type Data:
  • Tapotupotu Bay, E of Cape Reinga, NZ, (holotype)
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.10)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.310)
  • Climo, F.M. 1978 Classification of the New Zealand Arionacea (Mollusca: Pulmonata): A review of the New Zealand Charopine snails with lamellate apertures, National Museum of New Zealand Records, 1(11) (p.186)
  • Gardner, N.W. 1967 Descriptions of six new species of Land Snails from the Far North of New Zealand, Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 8(21) (p.218) 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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