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Taxonomy
Family:
[UNASSIGNED] SEGUENZIOIDEA
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Vetigastropoda (Subclass)
> Seguenziida (Order)
> Seguenzioidea (Superfamily)
> [unassigned] Seguenzioidea (Family)
> Lissotestella (Genus)
> tenuilirata (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Lissotesta tenuilirata Powell, 1931
Images: Lissotestella tenuilirata (Powell, 1931)
Dredged in 100-200 metres, southern edge of Taiaroa Canyon, Otago, NZ. 1.4mm. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family:
[UNASSIGNED] SEGUENZIOIDEA
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Vetigastropoda (Subclass)
> Seguenziida (Order)
> Seguenzioidea (Superfamily)
> [unassigned] Seguenzioidea (Family)
> Lissotestella (Genus)
> tenuilirata (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Lissotesta tenuilirata Powell, 1931
Details: Lissotestella tenuilirata (Powell, 1931)
Size/Grows to:
Height 1.46mm, Width 1.46mm
Distribution:
South-eastern North Island, Challenger Plateau, eastern and south-western South Island, Auckland Islands, and Chatham Islands, from 163-1005m
Type Data:
  • 155 metres, NNE of Enderby Island, Auckland 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.76)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1931 Descriptions of some new species of recent Mollusca, mainly from the sub-Antarctic islands of New Zealand, Records of the Canterbury Museum, 3 (p.373) 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