General Information

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE w.Indian Ocean - se.Asia - Samoa - Cooks COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native; S.Group - Rarotonga so far; N.Group ?; Land, coastal; under stones and leaves uppershore KEY FEATURES: Helical almost cyclindical shell, 10x4mm(LxØ0. SHELL slightly tapering cylinder, with blunt, round apex; ribs strong; live colour orange, dead white.

Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea: Present
RR	MG	AT	MK	MT	AK	PL	TK	MN
++L				X

Northern Group:
TN	MH	RK	PK	NS	SW

Truncatella guerinii QQ Villa & Villa, 1841
Query: QQ ?guerinii of F.Brook 2005, incl. rustica of J.Craig 1995

SYNONYMS: Truncatella valida Pfeiffer, 1846[from Philippines]; Truncatella vitiana Gould, 1847[from Samoa]; Truncatella rustica [sensu J.Craig 1995 Mitiaro]

TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; MOLLUSCA; GASTROPODA; PROSOBRANCHIA; Mesogastropoda; Rissoacea; TRUNCATELLIDAE. COMMENT: Also Family VERTIGINIDAE

Vouchers:
Rarotonga: not reported by Garrett, 1881; not reported by J.Craig 1995, yet she searched Motutapu; specimens, 2005/10, only on Motutapu and Oneroa in Muri, Fred Brook rpt 2005/11 ID as Truncatella ?guerinii. Mitiaro: deadshell+photo in archaeological site only, 1995, J.Craig with ID as Truncatella rustica, which might be Truncatella guerinii [check further on status of Truncatella rustica, G.McCormack 2005/12].

References:
None recorded.

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM05b

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