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Taxonomy
Family:
ORBITESTELLIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> 'Lower Heterobranchia' (Infraclass)
> Orbitestelloidea (Superfamily)
> Orbitestellidae (Family)
> Microdiscula (Genus)
> subcanaliculata (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Skenea subcanaliculata E.A. Smith, 1875
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Taxonomy
Family:
ORBITESTELLIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> 'Lower Heterobranchia' (Infraclass)
> Orbitestelloidea (Superfamily)
> Orbitestellidae (Family)
> Microdiscula (Genus)
> subcanaliculata (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Skenea subcanaliculata E.A. Smith, 1875
Details: Microdiscula subcanaliculata (E.A. Smith, 1875)
Distribution:
Sub-Antarctic Islands, deep
Type Data:
  • 13 metres, Passe Royale, Kerguelen Island, (holotype)
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
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References and Publications
  • Ponder, W.F. 1983 Rissoaform gastropods from the Antarctic and sub-Antarctic. The Eatoniellidae, Rissoidae, Barleeidae, Cingulopsidae, Orbitestellidae and Rissoellidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, with a review of the Antarctic and sub-Antarctic (excluding southern South America and the New Zealand sub-Antarctic islands) species, British Antarctic Survey Scientific Reports, 108 (p.32)
  • Smith, E.A. 1875 Descriptions of some new shells from Kerguelen's Island, The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 4, 16(91) (p.71) 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