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Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda 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: LEPADIDAE Full Classification: |
Images: Lepas anatifera Linnaeus, 1758
Found attached to washed up rope on beach, Far North, NZ. 35-40mm
Found attached to washed up rope on beach, Far North, NZ. 35-40mm
Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda 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: LEPADIDAE Full Classification: |
Details: Lepas anatifera Linnaeus, 1758
Size/Grows to:
Length 65mm
Geographical Range:
KACM
Notes:
Distribution Map
References and Publications
No References listed
Key to 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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