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Taxonomy
Family:
COLUMBELLIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Neogastropoda (Order)
> Buccinoidea (Superfamily)
> Columbellidae (Family)
> Zemitrella (Genus)
> finlayi (Species)
Images: Zemitrella finlayi Powell, 1933
Holotype, collected Waitangi, Chatham Islands, NZ (MA70885). © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Taupiri Bay, N of Whangarei, NZ. 3.5mm. Bert van Tiggele
Taxonomy
Family:
COLUMBELLIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Neogastropoda (Order)
> Buccinoidea (Superfamily)
> Columbellidae (Family)
> Zemitrella (Genus)
> finlayi (Species)
Details: Zemitrella finlayi Powell, 1933
Size/Grows to:
Height 4mm, Width 1.7mm
Distribution:
North, South, Stewart, Snares and Chatham Islands, from 0-415m
Type Data:
  • Waitangi, Chatham Islands, NZ, (holotype)
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic, In shell sand
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References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.185)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1933 The marine Mollusca of the Chatham Islands, Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 1 (p.206) 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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