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Taxonomy
Family:
PHILOBRYIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Pteriomorphia (Subclass)
> Arcida (Order)
> Limopsoidea (Superfamily)
> Philobryidae (Family)
> Cosa (Genus)
> laevicostata (Species)
Images: Cosa laevicostata Powell, 1933
Holotype, collected from Tom Bowling Bay, Far North, NZ (MA70208). © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Taxonomy
Family:
PHILOBRYIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Pteriomorphia (Subclass)
> Arcida (Order)
> Limopsoidea (Superfamily)
> Philobryidae (Family)
> Cosa (Genus)
> laevicostata (Species)
Details: Cosa laevicostata Powell, 1933
Size/Grows to:
Width 1.8mm, Height 2.3mm
Distribution:
Three Kings Islands, off Cape Reinga, Spirits and Tom Bowling Bays, and Ranfurly Bank, from 0-200m
Type Data:
  • Tom Bowling Bay, NZ, (holotype, paratype)
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.371)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1933 New pelecypod Mollusca from northern New Zealand, Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London, 20(5) (p.200) 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
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