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Taxonomy
Phylum: Brachiopoda
This is not a Mollusc. Other non-Molluscan Phyla (Echinodermata, Brachiopoda etc) have been included to help identify species that may be mistaken for Mollusca, but are not.
Family:
TEREBRATELLIDAE
Full Classification:
Brachiopoda (Phylum)
> Rhynchonelliformea (Subphylum)
> Rhynchonellata (Class)
> Terebratulida (Order)
> Terebratellidae (Family)
> Neothyris (Genus)
> lenticularis (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Magellania lenticularis (Deshayes, 1839)
=Neothyris compressa Neall, 1972
=Neothyris dawsoni Neall, 1972
=Neothyris lenticularis compressa Neall, 1972
=Neothyris obtusa Thomson, 1920
=Neothyris parva Cooper, 1982
=Terebratula gaudichaudii Gray, 1833
=Terebratula lenticularis Deshayes, 1839
Images: Neothyris lenticularis (Deshayes, 1839)
Holotype, collected 30 Aug 1951, W of Kapiti Island, NZ (BR.001345). © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Holotype, collected 30 Aug 1951, W of Kapiti Island, NZ (BR.001345). © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Holotype, collected 30 Aug 1951, W of Kapiti Island, NZ (BR.001345). © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Taxonomy
Phylum: Brachiopoda
This is not a Mollusc. Other non-Molluscan Phyla (Echinodermata, Brachiopoda etc) have been included to help identify species that may be mistaken for Mollusca, but are not.
Family:
TEREBRATELLIDAE
Full Classification:
Brachiopoda (Phylum)
> Rhynchonelliformea (Subphylum)
> Rhynchonellata (Class)
> Terebratulida (Order)
> Terebratellidae (Family)
> Neothyris (Genus)
> lenticularis (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Magellania lenticularis (Deshayes, 1839)
=Neothyris compressa Neall, 1972
=Neothyris dawsoni Neall, 1972
=Neothyris lenticularis compressa Neall, 1972
=Neothyris obtusa Thomson, 1920
=Neothyris parva Cooper, 1982
=Terebratula gaudichaudii Gray, 1833
=Terebratula lenticularis Deshayes, 1839
Details: Neothyris lenticularis (Deshayes, 1839)
Size/Grows to:
Length 60mm
Distribution:
Southern South Island and Chatham Islands, 10-600 metres
Geographical Range:
FM
Notes:
Marine
Distribution Map
 
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Key to Geographical Ranges
NZ Map showing Geographical Ranges
The symbols K.A.C.F.M.An. are used to indicate the geographical range of the species. They have been adopted to give an approximation of the range of each species within New Zealand.
K=
Kermadec Islands
A=
Aupourian - Kaipara Harbour, north around North Cape, encompassing the Three Kings Islands and south to East Cape
C=
Cookian - Lower North Island and the northern part of the South Island
F=
Forsterian - Otago, Fiordland and Stewart Island
M=
Moriorian - Chatham Islands, Pitt Island
An=
Antipodean - Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
E =
Endemic
I =
Introduced
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil
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