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Taxonomy
Family:
LAROCHEIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Vetigastropoda (Subclass)
> Lepetellida (Order)
> Scissurelloidea (Superfamily)
> Larocheidae (Family)
> Larochea (Genus)
> spirata (Species)
Images: Larochea spirata Geiger & Marshall, 2012
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Taxonomy
Family:
LAROCHEIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Vetigastropoda (Subclass)
> Lepetellida (Order)
> Scissurelloidea (Superfamily)
> Larocheidae (Family)
> Larochea (Genus)
> spirata (Species)
Details: Larochea spirata Geiger & Marshall, 2012
Size/Grows to:
Width 1.54mm, Height 1.35mm
Distribution:
West Norfolk Ridge, W of Cape Reinga, New Zealand, from 785-800m
Type Data:
  • 785-800 metres, West Norfolk Ridge, W of Cape Reinga, NZ, (holotype, paratype)
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
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References and Publications
  • Geiger, D.L., Marshall, B.A. 2012 New species of Scissurellidae, Anatomidae, and Larocheidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda) from New Zealand and beyond, Zootaxa, 3344 (p.29) 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