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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)
> Cavellia (Genus)
> sylvia (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Patula mutabilis Suter, 1891
Images: Cavellia sylvia (Hutton, 1883)
Collected 780 metres, Wakefield Track, E of Mount Cook village, Mount Cook, Westland, NZ. 2.8mm. Reproduced courtesy of Dave Roscoe
Collected 780 metres, Wakefield Track, E of Mount Cook village, Mount Cook, Westland, NZ. 2.8mm. Reproduced courtesy of Dave Roscoe
Collected 780 metres, Wakefield Track, E of Mount Cook village, Mount Cook, Westland, NZ. 2.8mm. Reproduced courtesy of Dave Roscoe
Collected 12 Dec 1995, east of Birch Island, Beaumont, Otago, NZ. 2.3mm. Reproduced courtesy of Dave Roscoe
Collected 12 Dec 1995, east of Birch Island, Beaumont, Otago, NZ. 2.3mm. Reproduced courtesy of Dave Roscoe
Collected 12 Dec 1995, east of Birch Island, Beaumont, Otago, NZ. 2.3mm. 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)
> Cavellia (Genus)
> sylvia (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Patula mutabilis Suter, 1891
Details: Cavellia sylvia (Hutton, 1883)
Distribution:
South Island
Notes:
Land, Native - Endemic
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References and Publications
  • Beu, A.G., Climo, F.M. 1996 Mollusca from Parikawa locality - Appendix I, New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, 39 (p.73)
  • Hutton, F.W. 1883 Notes on some New Zealand land shells, New Zealand Journal of Science, 1(10) (p.476) 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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