WoRMS taxon details
Holotype BM NHM ANEA 2009.20, geounit North Island [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology author: "Named after its type locality, New Zealand". Pillai evidently preferred the spelling of 'zelandicus' without the 'a' to 'zealandicus', and it is a common spelling variant. [details]
Type locality off North Island coast, near Kapiti Island, New Zealand, Discovery Station 941, -40.8567°, 174.8033°(40°51.4'S 174°48.2'E to 40°55.8'S 174°46.7'E), 128 m [details]
Type material holotype, NHM ANEA 2009.20, paratype, NHM ANEA 2009.21 [details]
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