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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
ACHATINELLIDAE: TORNATELLININAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Eupulmonata (Superorder)
> Stylommatophora (Order)
> Helicina (Suborder)
> Pupilloidei (Infraorder)
> Pupilloidea (Superfamily)
> Achatinellidae (Family)
> Tornatellininae (Subfamily)
> Elasmias (Genus)
> apertum (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Elasmias connisum Iredale, 1944
=Tornatellina aperta Pease, 1865
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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
ACHATINELLIDAE: TORNATELLININAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Eupulmonata (Superorder)
> Stylommatophora (Order)
> Helicina (Suborder)
> Pupilloidei (Infraorder)
> Pupilloidea (Superfamily)
> Achatinellidae (Family)
> Tornatellininae (Subfamily)
> Elasmias (Genus)
> apertum (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Elasmias connisum Iredale, 1944
=Tornatellina aperta Pease, 1865
Details: Elasmias apertum (Pease, 1865)
Distribution:
South Pacific, Niue, Cook Islands and Kermadec Islands
Notes:
Land
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References and Publications
  • Cooke, C.M., Kondo, Y. 1960 Revision of Tornatellinidae and Achatinellidae (Gastropoda, Pulmonata), Bernice P. Bishop Muesum Bulletin, 221 (p.222)
  • Iredale, T. 1944 Land Mollusca of Lord Howe Island, Australian Zoologist, 10 (p.308)

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