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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)
> oconnori (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Flammulina (Phacussa) Hutton, 1883
=Phelussa Iredale, 1915
Synonymised Names:
=Phelussa oconnori Powell, 1941
Images: Phacussa oconnori (Powell, 1941)
Oparara, Buller, Northern Westland, NZ. ~5mm
Oparara, Buller, Northern Westland, NZ. ~5mm
Holotype, collected Cole's Flat, Anatoki River, West Nelson, NZ (MA70618). © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Holotype, collected Cole's Flat, Anatoki River, West Nelson, NZ (MA70618). © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Holotype, collected Cole's Flat, Anatoki River, West Nelson, NZ (MA70618). © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
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)
> oconnori (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Flammulina (Phacussa) Hutton, 1883
=Phelussa Iredale, 1915
Synonymised Names:
=Phelussa oconnori Powell, 1941
Details: Phacussa oconnori (Powell, 1941)
Size/Grows to:
Width 5.3mm, Height 3.5mm
Distribution:
South Island. West Nelson
Type Data:
  • Cole's Flat, Anatoki River, SW of Takaka, NZ, (holotype)
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)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1941 Seven New Species of New Zealand Land Mollusca, Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 2(5) (p.261) 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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