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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
PUNCTIDAE: LAOMINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Eupulmonata (Superorder)
> Stylommatophora (Order)
> Helicina (Suborder)
> [unassigned] Helicina (Infraorder)
> Punctoidea (Superfamily)
> Punctidae (Family)
> Laominae (Subfamily)
> Phrixgnathus (Genus)
> clathratus (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Laoma (Phrixgnathus) Hutton, 1882
Synonymised Names:
=Laoma (Phrixgnathus) clathrata Gardner, 1972
Images: Phrixgnathus clathratus (Gardner, 1972)
Collected Dec 2009, Herekino Track, Northland, NZ. 1.2mm. Reproduced courtesy of Dave Roscoe
Collected Dec 2009, Herekino Track, Northland, NZ. 1.2mm. Reproduced courtesy of Dave Roscoe
Collected Dec 2009, Herekino Track, Northland, NZ. 1.2mm. Reproduced courtesy of Dave Roscoe
Collected Jan 1976, Mangamuka Gorge, Northland, NZ. 1.5mm. Reproduced courtesy of Dave Roscoe
Collected Jan 1976, Mangamuka Gorge, Northland, NZ. 1.5mm. Reproduced courtesy of Dave Roscoe
Collected Jan 1976, Mangamuka Gorge, Northland, NZ. 1.5mm. Reproduced courtesy of Dave Roscoe
Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
PUNCTIDAE: LAOMINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Eupulmonata (Superorder)
> Stylommatophora (Order)
> Helicina (Suborder)
> [unassigned] Helicina (Infraorder)
> Punctoidea (Superfamily)
> Punctidae (Family)
> Laominae (Subfamily)
> Phrixgnathus (Genus)
> clathratus (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Laoma (Phrixgnathus) Hutton, 1882
Synonymised Names:
=Laoma (Phrixgnathus) clathrata Gardner, 1972
Details: Phrixgnathus clathratus (Gardner, 1972)
Size/Grows to:
Width 2mm, Height 1.5mm
Distribution:
North Island
Notes:
Land, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.330)
  • Gardner, N.W. 1972 Two new pulmonate land snails from Northland, Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 2(2) (p.175) 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