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Taxonomy
Family:
PYRAMIDELLIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> 'Lower Heterobranchia' (Infraclass)
> Pyramidelloidea (Superfamily)
> Pyramidellidae (Family)
> Odostomia (Genus)
> aucklandica (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Eulimella (Evalina) Dall & Bartsch, 1904
=Odontostoma Philippi, 1853
=Odontostomia Jeffreys, 1839
=Odostomia (Cyclodontostomia) Cossmann, 1921
=Odostomia (Cyclodostomia) Sacco, 1892
=Odostomia (Evalina) Dall & Bartsch, 1904
=Odostomia (Macrodostomia) Sacco, 1892
=Odostomia (Odostomia) J. Fleming, 1813
=Ptychostomon Locard, 1886
Images: Odostomia aucklandica Laws, 1939
Holotype, collected pre 1930, North Harbour ('Faith Harbour'), Auckland Islands, NZ (MA70559). © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Taxonomy
Family:
PYRAMIDELLIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> 'Lower Heterobranchia' (Infraclass)
> Pyramidelloidea (Superfamily)
> Pyramidellidae (Family)
> Odostomia (Genus)
> aucklandica (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Eulimella (Evalina) Dall & Bartsch, 1904
=Odontostoma Philippi, 1853
=Odontostomia Jeffreys, 1839
=Odostomia (Cyclodontostomia) Cossmann, 1921
=Odostomia (Cyclodostomia) Sacco, 1892
=Odostomia (Evalina) Dall & Bartsch, 1904
=Odostomia (Macrodostomia) Sacco, 1892
=Odostomia (Odostomia) J. Fleming, 1813
=Ptychostomon Locard, 1886
Details: Odostomia aucklandica Laws, 1939
Size/Grows to:
Height 4.1mm, Width 1.95mm
Distribution:
Auckland Islands, from 0m
Type Data:
  • North Harbour ('Faith Harbour'), Auckland Islands, 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.262)
  • Laws, C.R. 1939 Review of the Tertiary and Recent Neozelanic Pyramidellid Mollusca. No. 6 - The Genus Odostomia, Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 69 (p.205) 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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