Myllita stowei

About this species

Myllita stowei is a species of bivalve, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Lasaeidae. It was first described as Pythina stowei by Frederick Wollaston Hutton in 1873, and recategorised as Myllita stowei in 1913 by Henry Suter. It is endemic to the waters of New Zealand.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 11 records
February: 4 records
March: 1 records
April: 8 records
May: 0 records
June: 7 records
July: 4 records
August: 3 records
September: 5 records
October: 5 records
November: 2 records
December: 3 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–4 m · Deepest record: 4 m

0–10 m: 6 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 12–18 °C

12–14 °C: 3 records
14–16 °C: 3 records
16–18 °C: 22 records

Photos

(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Javier · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Saryu Mae 前朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Saryu Mae 前朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Myllita (Zemyllita) stowei, Pythina stowei

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Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
111 open-data records from 1927 to 2011.
Species data updated November 4, 2026.