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Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Pteriomorphia (Subclass) > Arcida (Order) > Arcoidea (Superfamily) > Arcidae (Family) > Acar (Genus)
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  • Genus: Acar

  • Acar plicata (Dillwyn, 1817)
    Marine, Native - Non-endemic
    Kermadec Islands
    K
  • Acar sandersonae Powell, 1933
    Length 30mm, Height 17mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic, Under stones from low tide to over 200 metres
    Three Kings Islands, north-western, eastern and south-western North Island, Chatham Islands and Mernoo Bank
    ACFM
  • Acar sociella (Brookes, 1926)
    Length 5mm, Height 2.5mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    Three Kings Islands, northern North Island as far south as New Plymouth on the west coast and Mahia Peninsula on the east coast
    AFM
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
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil