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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:
Atlantic, Indian, Pacific and Antarctic Oceans
Geographical Range:
KAF
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.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

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