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Taxonomy
Family:
MALLETIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Protobranchia (Subclass)
> Nuculanida (Order)
> Nuculanoidea (Superfamily)
> Malletiidae (Family)
> Katadesmia (Genus)
> vincula (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Yoldia (Katadesmia) Dall, 1908
Synonymised Names:
=Malletia (Neilo) fiora Dall, 1916
=Malletia cuneata Knudsen not Jeffreys
=Malletia fiora Dall, 1916
=Yoldia (Katadesmia) vincula Dall, 1908
=Yoldia vincula Dall, 1908
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Taxonomy
Family:
MALLETIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Protobranchia (Subclass)
> Nuculanida (Order)
> Nuculanoidea (Superfamily)
> Malletiidae (Family)
> Katadesmia (Genus)
> vincula (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Yoldia (Katadesmia) Dall, 1908
Synonymised Names:
=Malletia (Neilo) fiora Dall, 1916
=Malletia cuneata Knudsen not Jeffreys
=Malletia fiora Dall, 1916
=Yoldia (Katadesmia) vincula Dall, 1908
=Yoldia vincula Dall, 1908
Details: Katadesmia vincula (Dall, 1908)
Size/Grows to:
Length 10.4mm, Width 5.2mm
Distribution:
Challenger Plateau. Atlantic, Indian, Pacific and Antarctic Oceans, from 1713-1773m
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.64)
  • Dall, W.H. 1908 Reports on the dredging operations off the west coast of Central America to the Galapagos, to the west coast of Mexico, and in the Gulf of California, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, carried on by the U.S. Fish Commission steamer 'Albatross,' during 1891, Lieut.-Commander Z.L. Tanner, U.S.N., commanding. XXXVII. Reports on the scientific results of the expedition to the eastern tropical Pacific, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, by the U.S. Fish Commission steamer 'Albatross', from October, 1904 to March, 1905, Lieut.-Commander L.M. Garrett, U.S.N., commanding. XIV. The Mollusca and Brachiopoda, Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 43(6) (p.379) Original Description

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