Taxonavigation

Familia: Ellobiidae
Genus: Microtralia
Species: Microtralia insularis
Synonym: Rangitotoa insularis

Name

• Rangitotoa insularis Powell, 1933
  • Authority for current placement:
  • Current status: invalid combination of Microtralia insularis
  • Gender: changeable (-is, -e, -is)
  • Original combination(s)/spelling(s): Rangitotoa insularis
  • Original genus: Rangitotoa Powell, 1933
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description: 'Height, 3.7 mm.; diameter, 1.9 mm. (holotype)'
    • Repository: AMNZ [AM70663
  • Type locality: 'Rangitoto Island; type from near the “Beacon.”'

Primary references

• Powell, A.W.B. 1933: The high-tidal Mollusca of Rangitoto Island, Auckland; with descriptions of a new genus and two new species. Transactions and proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 63: 144-152, 1 page of text figs. full text and pdf Reference page.  [first availability, see p. 149, and fig. 1]

References

• Climo, F.M. 1982: The systematic status of Auricula (Alexia) meridionalis Brazier, 1877 and Rangitotoa insularis Powell, 1933 (Mollusca: Pulmonata: Ellobiidae) in Australasia. National Museum of New Zealand records, 2(6): 43–48. Full article (PDF) on BUGZ Reference page. 

Selected links

• Rosenberg, G. (2011). Microtralia insularis (A. W. B. Powell, 1933). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=580838 on 2012-07-09

Rangitotoa insularis