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Taxonomy
Family:
MALLETIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Protobranchia (Subclass)
> Nuculanida (Order)
> Nuculanoidea (Superfamily)
> Malletiidae (Family)
> Malletia (Genus)
> galatheae (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Neilo (Pseudomalletia) P. Fischer, 1886
=Pseudomalletia P. Fischer, 1886
Images: Malletia galatheae Knudsen, 1970
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Taxonomy
Family:
MALLETIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Protobranchia (Subclass)
> Nuculanida (Order)
> Nuculanoidea (Superfamily)
> Malletiidae (Family)
> Malletia (Genus)
> galatheae (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Neilo (Pseudomalletia) P. Fischer, 1886
=Pseudomalletia P. Fischer, 1886
Details: Malletia galatheae Knudsen, 1970
Size/Grows to:
Length 18.1mm, Height 10.0mm
Distribution:
Tasman Sea, from 3580m
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
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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