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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)
> Thalassohelix (Genus)
> antipoda (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Flammulina (Thalassohelix) Pilsbry, 1892
=Gerontia (Thalassohelix) Pilsbry, 1892
Synonymised Names:
=Helix antipoda Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841
=Helix aucklandica Le Guillou, 1842
=Therasia antipoda (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841)
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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)
> Thalassohelix (Genus)
> antipoda (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Flammulina (Thalassohelix) Pilsbry, 1892
=Gerontia (Thalassohelix) Pilsbry, 1892
Synonymised Names:
=Helix antipoda Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841
=Helix aucklandica Le Guillou, 1842
=Therasia antipoda (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841)
Details: Thalassohelix antipoda (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841)
Size/Grows to:
Width 7mm, Height 4mm
Distribution:
Auckland Islands
Notes:
Land, Native - Endemic
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References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.317)
  • Suter, H. 1913 Manual of the New Zealand Mollusca, John MacKay, Government Printer, Wellington (p.655)

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