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Taxonomy
Family:
CHORISTELLIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Vetigastropoda (Subclass)
> Lepetellida (Order)
> Lepetelloidea (Superfamily)
> Choristellidae (Family)
> Choristella (Genus)
> marshalli (Species)
Images: Choristella marshalli McLean, 1992
Holotype, collected 15 Jun 1984, SE of Banks Peninsula, NZ (M.109053). 7.9mm. © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Taxonomy
Family:
CHORISTELLIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Vetigastropoda (Subclass)
> Lepetellida (Order)
> Lepetelloidea (Superfamily)
> Choristellidae (Family)
> Choristella (Genus)
> marshalli (Species)
Details: Choristella marshalli McLean, 1992
Size/Grows to:
Height 8.8mm, Width 7.9mm
Distribution:
Eastern South Island, Chatham Rise and Bounty Plateau, from 817-1222m
Type Data:
  • 1100-1120 metres, SE of Banks Peninsula, NZ, (holotype)
Notes:
Marine, In Skate egg cases
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References and Publications
  • McLean, J.H. 1992 Systematic review of the family Choristellidae (Archaeogastropoda: Lepetellacea) with descriptions of new species, The Veliger, 35(4) (p.278) 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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