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Taxonomy
Family:
COSTELLARIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Neogastropoda (Order)
> Turbinelloidea (Superfamily)
> Costellariidae (Family)
> Austromitra (Genus)
> planata (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Balcomitra Finlay, 1927
=Vexillum (Austromitra) Finlay, 1926
Synonymised Names:
=Austromitra brunneacincta Powell, 1952
=Austromitra planatella Finlay, 1930
=Turricula planata Hutton, 1885
Images: Austromitra planata (Hutton, 1885)
Holotype, collected in 33 metres, off west side Tuhua/Mayor Island, Bay of Plenty, NZ (MA71192). © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
In beach drift, Cape Maria van Diemen, Far North, NZ. 11mm. © rights reserved
In beach drift, Cape Maria van Diemen, Far North, NZ. 10mm. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family:
COSTELLARIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Neogastropoda (Order)
> Turbinelloidea (Superfamily)
> Costellariidae (Family)
> Austromitra (Genus)
> planata (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Balcomitra Finlay, 1927
=Vexillum (Austromitra) Finlay, 1926
Synonymised Names:
=Austromitra brunneacincta Powell, 1952
=Austromitra planatella Finlay, 1930
=Turricula planata Hutton, 1885
Details: Austromitra planata (Hutton, 1885)
Size/Grows to:
Height 15mm
Distribution:
Off Cape Reinga, and north-eastern North Island as far south as Mayor Island, from 23-91m
Type Data:
  • 33 metres, Off Tuhua/Mayor Island, Bay of Plenty, NZ, (holotype of Austromitra brunneacincta Powell, 1952)
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Marshall, B.A., Marrow, M.P. 2021 The living Austromitra species of New Zealand (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Costellariidae), Novapex, 22(3) (p.62)
  • Cernohorsky, W.O. 1980 Revision of the Australian and New Zealand Tertiary and Recent species of the family Costellariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda), Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 16 (p.141)
  • Hutton, F.W. 1885 Descriptions of new Tertiary shells. Part 1, Transactions of the New Zealand Institute, 17 (p.315) 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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