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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
CHAROPIDAE: THERASIINAE
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)
> Therasiinae (Subfamily)
> Phacussa (Genus)
> hypopolea (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Flammulina (Phacussa) Hutton, 1883
=Phelussa Iredale, 1915
Synonymised Names:
=Helix hypopolea Reeve, 1852
=Helix hypopolia L. Pfeiffer, 1853
=Phacussa hypopolia (L. Pfeiffer, 1853)
Images: Phacussa hypopolea (Reeve, 1852)
Pelorus Bridge, E of Nelson, NZ. 4.7mm. Reproduced courtesy of iNaturalist.nz ©openlabnz (D.J.Roscoe)
Pelorus Bridge, E of Nelson, NZ. 4.7mm. Reproduced courtesy of iNaturalist.nz ©openlabnz (D.J.Roscoe)
Pelorus Bridge, E of Nelson, NZ. 4.7mm. Reproduced courtesy of iNaturalist.nz ©openlabnz (D.J.Roscoe)
Collected Mar 2012, Trent Stream, Denniston Plateau, Westland, NZ. 6.5mm. Reproduced courtesy of Dave Roscoe
Collected Mar 2012, Trent Stream, Denniston Plateau, Westland, NZ. 6.5mm. Reproduced courtesy of Dave Roscoe
Collected Mar 2012, Trent Stream, Denniston Plateau, Westland, NZ. 6.5mm. Reproduced courtesy of Dave Roscoe
Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
CHAROPIDAE: THERASIINAE
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)
> Therasiinae (Subfamily)
> Phacussa (Genus)
> hypopolea (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Flammulina (Phacussa) Hutton, 1883
=Phelussa Iredale, 1915
Synonymised Names:
=Helix hypopolea Reeve, 1852
=Helix hypopolia L. Pfeiffer, 1853
=Phacussa hypopolia (L. Pfeiffer, 1853)
Details: Phacussa hypopolea (Reeve, 1852)
Size/Grows to:
Width 7mm, Height 4mm
Distribution:
South Island. Nelson to Marlborough. Dundein
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.315)
  • Reeve, L.A. 1852 Monograph of the genus Helix, Conchologia Iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, 7 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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