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Taxonomy
Family:
ANABATHRIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Truncatelloidea (Superfamily)
> Anabathridae (Family)
> Pisinna (Genus)
> recens (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 rugosa recens Ponder, 1968
Images: Pisinna recens (Ponder, 1968)
Holotype of Estea rugosa recens, collected off Cape Karikari Islands, NZ (M.021749). ~3.3mm. © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Taxonomy
Family:
ANABATHRIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Truncatelloidea (Superfamily)
> Anabathridae (Family)
> Pisinna (Genus)
> recens (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 rugosa recens Ponder, 1968
Details: Pisinna recens (Ponder, 1968)
Size/Grows to:
Height 3.3mm, Width 1.6mm
Distribution:
Northern North Island as far south as Slipper Island, from 30-100m
Type Data:
  • 60 metres, off Karikari Peninsula, NZ, (holotype of Estea rugosa recens Ponder, 1968)
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.102)
  • Ponder, W.F. 1968 Notes on New Zealand prosobranchs with descriptions of new species and subspecies, Records of the Dominion Museum, 6(9) (p.116) 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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