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Taxonomy
Family:
ANABATHRIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Truncatelloidea (Superfamily)
> Anabathridae (Family)
> Pisinna (Genus)
> impressa (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Estea Iredale, 1915
=Estea (Microestea) Ponder, 1965
=Feldestea Iredale, 1955
=Hagenmulleria Bourguignat, 1881
=Microestea Ponder, 1965
=Nodulestea Iredale, 1955
=Pisanna Monterosato, 1878 (misspelling)
Synonymised Names:
=Estea impressa (Hutton, 1885)
=Estea verticostata Powell & Bartrum, 1929
=Haurakia mixta Finlay, 1924
=Pisinna olivacea impressa (Hutton, 1885)
=Rissoa impressa Hutton, 1885
=Rissoina agrestis Webster, 1905
Images: Pisinna impressa (Hutton, 1885)
Holotype of Rissoina agrestis Webster, collected pre 1929, Takapuna Beach, Auckland, NZ (MA70672). © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Taxonomy
Family:
ANABATHRIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Truncatelloidea (Superfamily)
> Anabathridae (Family)
> Pisinna (Genus)
> impressa (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Estea Iredale, 1915
=Estea (Microestea) Ponder, 1965
=Feldestea Iredale, 1955
=Hagenmulleria Bourguignat, 1881
=Microestea Ponder, 1965
=Nodulestea Iredale, 1955
=Pisanna Monterosato, 1878 (misspelling)
Synonymised Names:
=Estea impressa (Hutton, 1885)
=Estea verticostata Powell & Bartrum, 1929
=Haurakia mixta Finlay, 1924
=Pisinna olivacea impressa (Hutton, 1885)
=Rissoa impressa Hutton, 1885
=Rissoina agrestis Webster, 1905
Details: Pisinna impressa (Hutton, 1885)
Size/Grows to:
Height 2.3mm, Width 1.1mm
Distribution:
Southern North Island and northern South Island, from 0-46m
Type Data:
  • Takapuna Beach, Auckland, NZ, (holotype of Rissoina agrestis Webster, 1905)
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.101)
  • Hutton, F.W. 1885 Descriptions of new Tertiary shells. Part 1, Transactions of the New Zealand Institute, 17 (p.321) 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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