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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
LITTORINIDAE: LAEVILITORININAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Littorinoidea (Superfamily)
> Littorinidae (Family)
> Laevilitorininae (Subfamily)
> Laevilitorina (Genus)
> delli (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Laevilitorina (Macquariella) Finlay, 1926 accepted, alternate representation
=Laevilitorina (Rissolittorina) Ponder, 1966 accepted, alternate representation
Synonymised Names:
=Laevilitorina (Macquariella) delli (Powell, 1955) accepted, alternate representation
=Macquariella delli Powell, 1955
Images: Laevilitorina delli (Powell, 1955)
Holotype of Macquariella delli, collected Apr 1927, NZ (M.008575). 2.5mm. © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
LITTORINIDAE: LAEVILITORININAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Littorinoidea (Superfamily)
> Littorinidae (Family)
> Laevilitorininae (Subfamily)
> Laevilitorina (Genus)
> delli (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Laevilitorina (Macquariella) Finlay, 1926 accepted, alternate representation
=Laevilitorina (Rissolittorina) Ponder, 1966 accepted, alternate representation
Synonymised Names:
=Laevilitorina (Macquariella) delli (Powell, 1955) accepted, alternate representation
=Macquariella delli Powell, 1955
Details: Laevilitorina delli (Powell, 1955)
Size/Grows to:
Height 2.5mm, Width 2.0mm
Distribution:
Antipodes Islands, from 0m
Type Data:
  • Antipodes Islands, NZ, (holotype of Macquariella delli Powell, 1955)
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic, Living intertidally
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References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.88)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1955 Mollusca of the southern islands of New Zealand., Department of Scientific and Industrial Research Cape Expedition Series Bulletin, 15 (p.75) 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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