Schizoglossa major

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rhytidoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Cladus: Lophotrochozoa Phylum: Mollusca Classis: Gastropoda Subclassis: Heterobranchia Infraclassis: Euthyneura Cohors: Tectipleura Subcohors: Panpulmonata Superordo: Eupulmonata Ordo: Stylommatophora Subordo: Helicina Infraordo: Rhytidoidei Superfamilia: Rhytidoidea

Familia: Rhytididae
Subfamilia: Rhytidinae
Genus: Schizoglossa
Species: †Schizoglossa major

Name

• Schizoglossa major Powell, 1938
  • Authority for current placement: original
  • Current status: valid species
  • Gender: changeable (major, majus, major)
  • Original combination(s)/spelling(s): Schizoglossa major
  • Original genus: Schizoglossa Hedley, 1893
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description: shell
    • Repository: AMNZ AM70698
  • Type locality: 'Subrecent, in limestone crevice with "moa" remains, 1/2 mile S.W. of Pukemiro, Waikato, North Island'
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References

Primary references

• Powell, A.W.B. 1938. The Paryphantidae of New Zealand no. IV. and the genus Placostylus in New Zealand. Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum 2(3): 133–150, plates 33–35. Reference page.  [first availability, see p. 139 and Pl. 33, figs. 15, 16]

Additional references

• Poortman, P. 1997: The diminishing Schizoglossa. Poirieria 20: 24–25. Reference page. 
• Templer, C. 1968: Subfossil land Mollusca of the Waikato and King Country caves. New Zealand speleological bulletin, 4(65): 117–118. BUGZ
• Templer, C. 1970: Subfossil land Mollusca. Further Waikato-King Country discoveries. New Zealand speleological bulletin, 4(75): 434–435. BUGZ