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Taxonomy
Family:
AMATHINIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> 'Lower Heterobranchia' (Infraclass)
> Pyramidelloidea (Superfamily)
> Amathinidae (Family)
> Leucotina (Genus)
> casta (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Actaeon (Leucotina) A. Adams, 1860
=Adelactaeon Cossmann, 1895
=Leucotina (Adelactaeon) Cossmann, 1895
=Myonia A. Adams, 1860 Invalid junior homonym of Myonia Dana, 1847
Synonymised Names:
=Actaeon dianae A. Adams, 1855
=Acteon dianae (A. Adams, 1855)
=Acteon huttoni Cossmann, 1895
=Odostomia gigantea Dunker, 1877
=Odostomia sulcata Hutton, 1885
=Tenuiactaeon ambiguus (Hutton, 1885)
Images: Leucotina casta (A. Adams, 1853)
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Taxonomy
Family:
AMATHINIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> 'Lower Heterobranchia' (Infraclass)
> Pyramidelloidea (Superfamily)
> Amathinidae (Family)
> Leucotina (Genus)
> casta (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Actaeon (Leucotina) A. Adams, 1860
=Adelactaeon Cossmann, 1895
=Leucotina (Adelactaeon) Cossmann, 1895
=Myonia A. Adams, 1860 Invalid junior homonym of Myonia Dana, 1847
Synonymised Names:
=Actaeon dianae A. Adams, 1855
=Acteon dianae (A. Adams, 1855)
=Acteon huttoni Cossmann, 1895
=Odostomia gigantea Dunker, 1877
=Odostomia sulcata Hutton, 1885
=Tenuiactaeon ambiguus (Hutton, 1885)
Details: Leucotina casta (A. Adams, 1853)
Size/Grows to:
Height 14mm
Distribution:
Western Pacific, Northern NZ, from 450m
Notes:
Marine, Native - Non-endemic
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References and Publications
  • Beu, A.G. 2004 Marine Mollusca of oxygen isotope stages of the last 2 million years in New Zealand. Part 1: Revised generic positions and recognition of warm-water and cool-water migrants, Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 34 (p.225)
  • Beu, A.G., Maxwell, P.A. 1990 Cenozoic Mollusca of New Zealand, New Zealand Geological Survey, 58 (p.369)
  • Adams, A. 1853 Descriptions of new shells, from the Cumingian collection, Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 19 (p.223) 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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