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Taxonomy
Family:
EULIMIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Vanikoioidea (Superfamily)
> Eulimidae (Family)
> Melanella (Genus)
> vegrandis (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Balcis Leach in Gray, 1847
=Eulimaustra Laseron, 1955
=Melanella (Melanella) Bowdich, 1822
Synonymised Names:
=Eulima vegrandis Murdoch & Suter, 1906
Images: Melanella vegrandis (Murdoch & Suter, 1906)
Holotype of Eulima vegrandis Murdoch & Suter, 1906, collected 22 Jan 1904, E of Great Barrier Island, NZ (M.001772). ~7mm. © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Taxonomy
Family:
EULIMIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Vanikoioidea (Superfamily)
> Eulimidae (Family)
> Melanella (Genus)
> vegrandis (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Balcis Leach in Gray, 1847
=Eulimaustra Laseron, 1955
=Melanella (Melanella) Bowdich, 1822
Synonymised Names:
=Eulima vegrandis Murdoch & Suter, 1906
Details: Melanella vegrandis (Murdoch & Suter, 1906)
Size/Grows to:
Height 7mm, Width 2mm
Distribution:
North-eastern North Island, from 201-248m
Type Data:
  • 200 metres, E of Great Barrier Island, Hauraki Gulf, NZ, (holotype of Eulima vegrandis Murdoch & Suter, 1906)
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.140)
  • Murdoch, R., Suter, H. 1906 Results of dredging on the continental shelf of New Zealand., Transactions of the New Zealand Institute, 38 (p.297) 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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