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Taxonomy
Family:
ANABATHRIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Truncatelloidea (Superfamily)
> Anabathridae (Family)
> Anabathron (Genus)
> excelsum (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Anabathron (Scrobs) R.B. Watson, 1886
=Nannoscrobs Finlay, 1926
=Scrobs R.B. Watson, 1886
=Scrobs (Nannoscrobs) Finlay, 1926
=Ultiscrobs Iredale, 1955
Synonymised Names:
=Anabathron (Scrobs) excelsum (Powell, 1933) accepted, alternate representation
=Scrobs excelsus Powell, 1933
Images: Anabathron excelsum (Powell, 1933)
Holotype, collected in 22 metres, off Awanui Heads, Northland, NZ (MA70703). © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Taxonomy
Family:
ANABATHRIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Truncatelloidea (Superfamily)
> Anabathridae (Family)
> Anabathron (Genus)
> excelsum (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Anabathron (Scrobs) R.B. Watson, 1886
=Nannoscrobs Finlay, 1926
=Scrobs R.B. Watson, 1886
=Scrobs (Nannoscrobs) Finlay, 1926
=Ultiscrobs Iredale, 1955
Synonymised Names:
=Anabathron (Scrobs) excelsum (Powell, 1933) accepted, alternate representation
=Scrobs excelsus Powell, 1933
Details: Anabathron excelsum (Powell, 1933)
Size/Grows to:
Height 1.52mm, Width 0.76mm
Distribution:
North-eastern North Island as far south as White Island, from 0-59m
Type Data:
  • 22 metres, off Awanui Heads, Rangaunu Bay, NZ, (holotype)
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
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References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.105)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1933 On five new species of recent New Zealand Mollusca, Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London, 20(5) (p.196) 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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