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Taxonomy
Family:
PYRAMIDELLIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> 'Lower Heterobranchia' (Infraclass)
> Pyramidelloidea (Superfamily)
> Pyramidellidae (Family)
> Odostomia (Genus)
> murdochi (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
Synonymised Names:
=Odostomia proxima R. Murdoch, 1905
Images: Odostomia murdochi Suter, 1913
Lectotype of Odostomia proxima, collected 'Whangaroa' = Foveaux Strait or Stewart Island, NZ (M.001778). 4mm. © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Taxonomy
Family:
PYRAMIDELLIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> 'Lower Heterobranchia' (Infraclass)
> Pyramidelloidea (Superfamily)
> Pyramidellidae (Family)
> Odostomia (Genus)
> murdochi (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
Synonymised Names:
=Odostomia proxima R. Murdoch, 1905
Details: Odostomia murdochi Suter, 1913
Size/Grows to:
Height 4mm, Width 1.8mm
Distribution:
Southern North Island (Wellington), South, Stewart, Snares, Auckland, Campbell and Antipodes Islands, from 0-319m
Type Data:
  • 'Whangaroa' = Foveaux Strait or Stewart Island, NZ, (lectotype of Odostomia proxima R. Murdoch, 1905, paralectotype of Odostomia proxima R. Murdoch, 1905)
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.263)
  • Suter, H. 1913 Manual of the New Zealand Mollusca, John MacKay, Government Printer, Wellington (p.340) 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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