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Taxonomy
Family:
LASAEIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Galeommatida (Order)
> Galeommatoidea (Superfamily)
> Lasaeidae (Family)
> Myllita (Genus)
> stowei (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Myllita (Myllitella) Finlay, 1926 accepted, alternate representation
=Myllita (Zemyllita) Finlay, 1926 accepted, alternate representation
=Myllitella Finlay, 1926
=Zemyllita Finlay, 1926
Synonymised Names:
=Myllita (Zemyllita) stowei (Hutton, 1873) accepted, alternate representation
=Pythina stowei Hutton, 1873
Images: Myllita stowei (Hutton, 1873)
Whangarei Heads, in shallow water. 12mm. © rights reserved
Whangarei Heads, in shallow water. 12mm. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family:
LASAEIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Galeommatida (Order)
> Galeommatoidea (Superfamily)
> Lasaeidae (Family)
> Myllita (Genus)
> stowei (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Myllita (Myllitella) Finlay, 1926 accepted, alternate representation
=Myllita (Zemyllita) Finlay, 1926 accepted, alternate representation
=Myllitella Finlay, 1926
=Zemyllita Finlay, 1926
Synonymised Names:
=Myllita (Zemyllita) stowei (Hutton, 1873) accepted, alternate representation
=Pythina stowei Hutton, 1873
Details: Myllita stowei (Hutton, 1873)
Size/Grows to:
Width 15mm, Height 9mm
Distribution:
Three Kings Islands, North Island and northern South Island as far south as Kaikoura. Attached to the under sides of stones on sand, from 0-188m
Type Data:
  • Islet Reef, Cook Strait, NZ, (syntype)
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
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References and Publications
  • Dawson, E.W. Nov/2003 Myllita stowei: The Mollusc and the Man - Some thoughts from Oteranga Bay, Cookia, 15 (p.47)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.392)
  • Hutton, F.W. 1880 Manual of the New Zealand Mollusca, Colonial Museum & Geological Survey Department (p.157)

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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