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Taxonomy
Family:
TINDARIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Protobranchia (Subclass)
> Nuculanida (Order)
> Nuculanoidea (Superfamily)
> Tindariidae (Family)
> Tindaria (Genus)
> antarctica (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Malletia (Tindaria) Bellardi, 1875
=Nucula (Tindaria) Bellardi, 1875
Images: Tindaria antarctica Thiele, 1931
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Taxonomy
Family:
TINDARIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Protobranchia (Subclass)
> Nuculanida (Order)
> Nuculanoidea (Superfamily)
> Tindariidae (Family)
> Tindaria (Genus)
> antarctica (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Malletia (Tindaria) Bellardi, 1875
=Nucula (Tindaria) Bellardi, 1875
Details: Tindaria antarctica Thiele, 1931
Size/Grows to:
Width 8.1mm, Height 6.0mm
Distribution:
Tasman Sea and the S. W. Pacific (Kermadec area), at depths from 3479 to 4636 metres
Notes:
Marine, Native - Non-endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Knudsen, J. 1970 The systematics and biology of abyssal and hadal Bivalvia, Galathea Report, 11 (p.52)

NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil