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Taxonomy
Family:
PSEUDOCOCCULINIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Vetigastropoda (Subclass)
> Lepetellida (Order)
> Lepetelloidea (Superfamily)
> Pseudococculinidae (Family)
> Mesopelex (Genus)
> zelandica (Species)
Images: Mesopelex zelandica B.A. Marshall, 1985
Holotype, collected 23 Jan 1979, E of The Aldermen Islands, NZ (M.061140). 3mm. © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Taxonomy
Family:
PSEUDOCOCCULINIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Vetigastropoda (Subclass)
> Lepetellida (Order)
> Lepetelloidea (Superfamily)
> Pseudococculinidae (Family)
> Mesopelex (Genus)
> zelandica (Species)
Details: Mesopelex zelandica B.A. Marshall, 1985
Size/Grows to:
Length 3mm, Width 2.5mm, Height 1.1mm
Distribution:
Eastern North and South Islands and Campbell Plateau, from 450-852m
Type Data:
  • E of Aldermen Islands, Bay of Plenty, NZ, (holotype)
  • 810-870 metres, SE of Aldermen Islands, Bay of Plenty, NZ, (paratype)
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic, Alive in sediment
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References and Publications
  • Marshall, B.A. 1985 Recent and Tertiary Cocculinidae and Pseudococculinidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from New Zealand and New South Wales, New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 12(4) (p.536) 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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