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Taxonomy
Family:
ANABATHRIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Truncatelloidea (Superfamily)
> Anabathridae (Family)
> Pisinna (Genus)
> subfusca (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 guesti Powell, 1933
=Estea subfusca (Hutton, 1873)
=Estea subfusca subfusca (Hutton, 1873)
=Pisinna subfusca subfusca (Hutton, 1873) accepted, alternate representation
=Rissoa subfusca Hutton, 1873
=Rissoia (Cingula) subfusca (Hutton, 1873)
=Rissoia subfusca (Hutton, 1873)
Images: Pisinna subfusca (Hutton, 1873)
Holotype of Rissoa subfusca, collected no other data, NZ (M.000148). ~2.8mm. © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Holotype, collected Feb 1933, Waitangi, Chatham Islands, NZ (MA70277). © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Taxonomy
Family:
ANABATHRIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Truncatelloidea (Superfamily)
> Anabathridae (Family)
> Pisinna (Genus)
> subfusca (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 guesti Powell, 1933
=Estea subfusca (Hutton, 1873)
=Estea subfusca subfusca (Hutton, 1873)
=Pisinna subfusca subfusca (Hutton, 1873) accepted, alternate representation
=Rissoa subfusca Hutton, 1873
=Rissoia (Cingula) subfusca (Hutton, 1873)
=Rissoia subfusca (Hutton, 1873)
Details: Pisinna subfusca (Hutton, 1873)
Size/Grows to:
Height 2.8mm, Width 1.4mm
Distribution:
Southern South Island as far north as Milford Sound, Stewart, Snares and Chatham Islands, and Mernoo Bank, from 0-183m
Type Data:
  • Waitangi, Chatham Islands, NZ, (paralectotype, holotype)
  • Stewart Island, NZ, (holotype of Rissoa subfusca Hutton, 1873)
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.103)
  • Hutton, F.W. 1873 Catalogue of the Marine Mollusca of New Zealand, with diagnoses of the species, Dominion Museum (NZ) (p.28) 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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