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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)
> larochei (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Laoma (Phrixgnathus) Hutton, 1882
Synonymised Names:
=Laoma (Phrixgnathus) larochei Powell, 1928
Images: Phrixgnathus larochei (Powell, 1928)
Holotype, near Opononi, Hokianga, Northland, NZ (MA72074). 2.2mm. © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Holotype, near Opononi, Hokianga, Northland, NZ (MA72074). 2.2mm. © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Holotype, near Opononi, Hokianga, Northland, NZ (MA72074). 2.2mm. © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Collected Nov 1975, Opononi, Northland, NZ. 2.7mm. Reproduced courtesy of Dave Roscoe
Collected Nov 1975, Opononi, Northland, NZ. 2.7mm. Reproduced courtesy of Dave Roscoe
Collected Nov 1975, Opononi, Northland, NZ. 2.7mm. Reproduced courtesy of Dave Roscoe
Collected May 2005, Mitimiti, south of Kaitaia, Northland, NZ. 2.1mm. Reproduced courtesy of Dave Roscoe
Collected May 2005, Mitimiti, south of Kaitaia, Northland, NZ. 2.1mm. Reproduced courtesy of Dave Roscoe
Collected May 2005, Mitimiti, south of Kaitaia, Northland, NZ. 2.1mm. 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)
> larochei (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Laoma (Phrixgnathus) Hutton, 1882
Synonymised Names:
=Laoma (Phrixgnathus) larochei Powell, 1928
Details: Phrixgnathus larochei (Powell, 1928)
Size/Grows to:
Width 2.3mm, Height 2.3mm
Distribution:
North Island. Hokianga, Northland
Type Data:
  • Near Opononi, Hokianga Harbour, NZ, (holotype of Laoma (Phrixgnathus) larochei Powell, 1928)
Notes:
Land
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References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.328)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1928 Descriptions of five new Land-Shells from New Zealand, Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 59 (p.367) 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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