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Taxonomy
Family:
PYRAMIDELLIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> 'Lower Heterobranchia' (Infraclass)
> Pyramidelloidea (Superfamily)
> Pyramidellidae (Family)
> Obexomia (Genus)
> denselirata (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Obex Laws, 1940 (non Iredale, 1925)
Synonymised Names:
=Odostomia denselirata Suter, 1908
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Taxonomy
Family:
PYRAMIDELLIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> 'Lower Heterobranchia' (Infraclass)
> Pyramidelloidea (Superfamily)
> Pyramidellidae (Family)
> Obexomia (Genus)
> denselirata (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Obex Laws, 1940 (non Iredale, 1925)
Synonymised Names:
=Odostomia denselirata Suter, 1908
Details: Obexomia denselirata (Suter, 1908)
Size/Grows to:
Height 2.1mm, Width 1.2mm
Distribution:
North Island and Chatham Islands, from 10-89m
Type Data:
  • 37 metres, off Little Barrier Island, Hauraki Gulf, NZ, (holotype)
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.266)
  • Suter, H. 1908 Descriptions of new species of New Zealand Mollusca., Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, 40 (p.364) 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