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Taxonomy
Family:
ARCIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Pteriomorphia (Subclass)
> Arcida (Order)
> Arcoidea (Superfamily)
> Arcidae (Family)
> Bathyarca (Genus)
> corpulenta (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Arca (Bathyarca) Kobelt, 1891
=Bathyarca (Bathyarca) Kobelt, 1891 accepted, alternate representation
=Microcucullaea Iredale, 1929
=Thronacar Iredale, 1939
Synonymised Names:
=Arca corpulenta E. A. Smith, 1885
=Arca corpulenta var. pompholyx Dall, 1908
=Bathyarca orbiculata of authors, not Dall
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Taxonomy
Family:
ARCIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Pteriomorphia (Subclass)
> Arcida (Order)
> Arcoidea (Superfamily)
> Arcidae (Family)
> Bathyarca (Genus)
> corpulenta (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Arca (Bathyarca) Kobelt, 1891
=Bathyarca (Bathyarca) Kobelt, 1891 accepted, alternate representation
=Microcucullaea Iredale, 1929
=Thronacar Iredale, 1939
Synonymised Names:
=Arca corpulenta E. A. Smith, 1885
=Arca corpulenta var. pompholyx Dall, 1908
=Bathyarca orbiculata of authors, not Dall
Details: Bathyarca corpulenta (E. A. Smith, 1885)
Size/Grows to:
Height 28.8mm, Width 24.0mm
Distribution:
Kermadec Trench. Atlantic, Pacific and Antarctic Oceans, from 4410m
Notes:
Marine, Native - Non-endemic
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References and Publications
  • Knudsen, J. 1970 The systematics and biology of abyssal and hadal Bivalvia, Galathea Report, 11 (p.76)

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