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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
PYRAMIDELLIDAE: MOERCHIINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> 'Lower Heterobranchia' (Infraclass)
> Pyramidelloidea (Superfamily)
> Pyramidellidae (Family)
> Moerchiinae (Subfamily)
> Microthyca (Genus)
> aupouria (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Cyclostrema (Microtheca) [sic]
=Microtheca [sic]
Synonymised Names:
=Lissotesta aupouria Powell, 1937
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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
PYRAMIDELLIDAE: MOERCHIINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> 'Lower Heterobranchia' (Infraclass)
> Pyramidelloidea (Superfamily)
> Pyramidellidae (Family)
> Moerchiinae (Subfamily)
> Microthyca (Genus)
> aupouria (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Cyclostrema (Microtheca) [sic]
=Microtheca [sic]
Synonymised Names:
=Lissotesta aupouria Powell, 1937
Details: Microthyca aupouria (Powell, 1937)
Size/Grows to:
Height 1.9mm, Width 1.9mm
Distribution:
Three Kings Islands, off Spirits Bay, and north-eastern North Island as far south-east as Ranfurly Bank, from 63-260m
Type Data:
  • 260 metres, off Three Kings Islands, NZ, (holotype)
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.75)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1937 New Species of Marine Mollusca from New Zealand, Discovery Reports, 15 (p.186) 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