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Species List for Genus: Solemya
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Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Protobranchia (Subclass) > Solemyida (Order) > Solemyoidea (Superfamily) > Solemyidae (Family) > Solemyinae (Subfamily) > Solemya (Genus)
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  • Genus: Solemya

  • Solemya calypso Walton, 2015
    Length 16mm
    Marine, Endemic
    Calypso Hydrothermal Vent Field, eastern Bay of Plenty, alive at 181-192 metres
    AE.
  • Solemya marshalli Walton, 2015
    Length 21mm, Width 8mm
    Marine, Endemic
    Southern South Island, Stewart, Chatham, Bounty and Shares Islands
    FMAnE.
  • Solemya parkinsonii E.A. Smith, 1874
    Length 84mm, Width 30mm
    Razor Mussel, Marine, Endemic
    North, South and Stewart. Low tide to over 180 metres in soft mud or silt
    ACFE.
  • Solemya puata Walton, 2015
    Length 8.8mm, Width 3.1mm
    Marine, Endemic
    North Island as far south as Hokianga Harbour and White Island. South Island from Chatham Rise south to Fiordland, and off Chatham Islands
    AFME.
Key to Geographical Ranges
NZ Map showing Geographical Ranges
The symbols K.A.C.F.M.An. are used to indicate the geographical range of the species. They have been adopted to give an approximation of the range of each species within New Zealand.
K=
Kermadec Islands
A=
Aupourian - Kaipara Harbour, north around North Cape, encompassing the Three Kings Islands and south to East Cape
C=
Cookian - Lower North Island and the northern part of the South Island
F=
Forsterian - Otago, Fiordland and Stewart Island
M=
Moriorian - Chatham Islands, Pitt Island
An=
Antipodean - Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
E =
Endemic
I =
Introduced
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil