Species List for Subfamily: Lithophaginae
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Subfamily: Lithophaginae
- Zelithophaga truncata (Gray, 1843)
Length 50mm, Height 15mm
Marine, Native - Endemic
North and South Islands. Boring into soft rock, from 0-282m
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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