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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
NUCULANIDAE: LEDELLINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Protobranchia (Subclass)
> Nuculanida (Order)
> Nuculanoidea (Superfamily)
> Nuculanidae (Family)
> Ledellinae (Subfamily)
> Ledella (Genus)
> kermadecensis (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Amphilata Filatova & Schileyko, 1984
=Comitileda Iredale, 1924
=Junonia G. Seguenza, 1877
=Leda (Ledella) Verrill & Bush, 1897
=Ledaspina Marwick, 1931
=Magaleda Iredale, 1929
=Nuculana (Ledella) Verrill & Bush, 1897
=Prashadia Filatova & Schileyko, 1984
=Zealeda Marwick, 1924
Synonymised Names:
=Amphilata kermadecensis (Knudsen, 1970)
Images: Ledella kermadecensis Knudsen, 1970
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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
NUCULANIDAE: LEDELLINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Protobranchia (Subclass)
> Nuculanida (Order)
> Nuculanoidea (Superfamily)
> Nuculanidae (Family)
> Ledellinae (Subfamily)
> Ledella (Genus)
> kermadecensis (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Amphilata Filatova & Schileyko, 1984
=Comitileda Iredale, 1924
=Junonia G. Seguenza, 1877
=Leda (Ledella) Verrill & Bush, 1897
=Ledaspina Marwick, 1931
=Magaleda Iredale, 1929
=Nuculana (Ledella) Verrill & Bush, 1897
=Prashadia Filatova & Schileyko, 1984
=Zealeda Marwick, 1924
Synonymised Names:
=Amphilata kermadecensis (Knudsen, 1970)
Details: Ledella kermadecensis Knudsen, 1970
Size/Grows to:
Length 5.4mm
Distribution:
Kermadec Trench, 8210-8300 metres
Geographical Range:
KA
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Knudsen, J. 1970 The systematics and biology of abyssal and hadal Bivalvia, Galathea Report, 11 (p.33) Original Description

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