Object:

Lamp shell, Neothyris lenticularis compressa Neall, 1972; holotype

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Registration Number  BR.001345
Phylum  Brachiopoda
Class  Rhynchonellata
Family  Terebratellidae
Scientific NameType Status
Neothyris lenticularis compressa Neall, 1972holotype
Common / Maori name  lamp shell, brachiopod
Country collected  New Zealand
Region collected  North Island
Precise locality  W of Kapiti Island
Collected By  MV Alert
Date collected  30 Aug 1951
Habitat  Mud, shell, sand & pebbles
Section  Molluscs

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