Species List for Family: Solemyidae
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Acharax clarificata (Dell, 1995)
Length 87mm, Width 32mm, Marine, Endemic
Off Aldermen Islands, 366-549 metres, Northern Mernoo Slope, Chatham Rise, 683-703 metres, Off Clarence River mouth, 1104-1099 metres ACME.
Solemya calypso Walton, 2015
=Solemya (Zesolemya) calypso Walton, 2015 accepted, alternate representation
Length 16mm, Marine, Endemic
Calypso Hydrothermal Vent Field, eastern Bay of Plenty, alive at 181-192 metres AE.
Solemya marshalli Walton, 2015
=Solemya (Zesolemya) marshalli Walton, 2015 accepted, alternate representation
Length 21mm, Height 8mm, Marine, Endemic
Southern South Island, Stewart, Chatham, Bounty and Shares Islands FMAnE.
Solemya parkinsonii E.A. Smith, 1874
=Solemya (Zesolemya) parkinsonii E.A. Smith, 1874 accepted, alternate representation
Length 84mm, Height 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, Height 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
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