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Taxonomy
Family:
HYALOGYRINIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> 'Lower Heterobranchia' (Infraclass)
> Valvatoidea (Superfamily)
> Hyalogyrinidae (Family)
> Hyalogyrina (Genus)
> glabra (Species)
Images: Hyalogyrina glabra B.A. Marshall, 1988
Holotype, collected 23 Nov 1981, NW of Orete Point, NZ (M.075125). 1.7mm. © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Taxonomy
Family:
HYALOGYRINIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> 'Lower Heterobranchia' (Infraclass)
> Valvatoidea (Superfamily)
> Hyalogyrinidae (Family)
> Hyalogyrina (Genus)
> glabra (Species)
Details: Hyalogyrina glabra B.A. Marshall, 1988
Size/Grows to:
Width 1.7mm, Height 1.3mm
Distribution:
Eastern North Island, South Island and western Chatham Rise, from 740-1078m
Type Data:
  • 1000-1100 metres, E of White Island, Bay of Plenty, NZ, (holotype)
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
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References and Publications
  • Marshall, B.A. 1988 Skeneidae, Vitrinellidae and Orbitestellidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) associated with biogenic substrata from bathyal depths off New Zealand and New South Wales, Journal of Natural History, 22 (p.985) 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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