Neall, V. E. (1972). Systematics of the endemic New Zealand brachiopod Neothyris. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 2(2): 229-247, 6 fig.
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Neall, V. E.
1972
Systematics of the endemic New Zealand brachiopod Neothyris
Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
2(2): 229-247, 6 fig
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PLEISTOCENE and Recent species of the endemic New Zealand brachiopod Neothyris are redescribed on the basis of internal and external characters. A new extant species is recorded from the Chatham Rise, east of New Zealand. A new subspecies of the living N eothyris lenticularis is distinguished north of Cook Strait. Neothyris ovalis (Hutton, 1886) is relegated to sub specific rank in N. campbellica (Filhol, 1885). A new subspecies of Neothyris campbellica appears to be a Nukumaruan geographical variant, known only from the Wairarapa and Hawke's Bay districts. The use of X-ray radiographs in the study of brachial loops is discussed.