Revised descriptions of New Zealand Cenozoic Mollusca from Beu and Maxwell (1990)
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  (Pl. 52b): Neolepton antipodum (Filhol, 1880) (topotype of Notolepton turneri Laws, 1950); GS 3528, R11/f7014, Otahuhu brewery well, Auckland (Waipipian) |
 (Pl. 52e): Neolepton antipodum (Filhol, 1880) (topotype of Notolepton turneri Laws, 1950); GS 3528, R11/f7014, Otahuhu brewery well, Auckland (Waipipian) |
  (Pl. 52g, h): Neolepton antipodum (Filhol, 1880) (topotype of Notolepton turneri Laws, 1950); GS 3528, R11/f7014, Otahuhu brewery well, Auckland (Waipipian) (g, left hinge; h, right hinge). |
Beu & Maxwell (1990): Chapter 17; p. 376; pl. 52 b,e,g,h.
Synonymy: Notolepton Finlay, 1927
Classification: Neoleptonidae
Description: Length 2-3.6 mm, ovate to subtrigonal, sculpture of commarginal ridges or grooves. Right hinge with a small triangular anterior cardinal tooth, an anterior lateral, and 2 posterior laterals; left hinge with a hooked anterior cardinal and a posterior lateral. Resilium internal, behind cardinal teeth. No pallial sinus.
Comparison: The most common extant New Zealand species, Neolepton antipodum (Filhol, 1880) is recorded from the intertidal zone (living on Corallina) down to at least 310 m (Ponder 1969, p. 265; Powell 1979, p. 403).
Distribution: Duntroonian-Recent, New Zealand; Pliocene-Recent, Europe. Usually present in considerable numbers.
Cite this publication as: "A.G. Beu and J.I. Raine (2009). Revised
descriptions of New Zealand Cenozoic Mollusca from Beu and Maxwell (1990). GNS
Science miscellaneous series no. 27."
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