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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
MYTILIDAE: ARCUATULINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Pteriomorphia (Subclass)
> Mytilida (Order)
> Mytiloidea (Superfamily)
> Mytilidae (Family)
> Arcuatulinae (Subfamily)
> Arcuatula (Genus)
> senhousia (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Lamya Soot-Ryen, 1958
=Musculista Yamamoto & Habe, 1958
Synonymised Names:
=Brachidontes senhousia (Benson, 1842)
=Modiola aquarius Grabau & S. G. King, 1928
=Modiola bellardiana Tapparone Canefri, 1874
=Modiola senhousia Benson, 1842
=Musculista senhousia (Benson, 1842)
=Musculus senhousia (Benson, 1842)
Images: Arcuatula senhousia Benson, 1842
Waipu Estuary, Northland, NZ. 18mm. © rights reserved
Waipu Estuary, Northland, NZ. 18mm. © rights reserved
The Asian Mussel, an introduced bivalve. 23mm. © rights reserved
Dead on mud flats, Auckland, NZ. 23mm. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
MYTILIDAE: ARCUATULINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Pteriomorphia (Subclass)
> Mytilida (Order)
> Mytiloidea (Superfamily)
> Mytilidae (Family)
> Arcuatulinae (Subfamily)
> Arcuatula (Genus)
> senhousia (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Lamya Soot-Ryen, 1958
=Musculista Yamamoto & Habe, 1958
Synonymised Names:
=Brachidontes senhousia (Benson, 1842)
=Modiola aquarius Grabau & S. G. King, 1928
=Modiola bellardiana Tapparone Canefri, 1874
=Modiola senhousia Benson, 1842
=Musculista senhousia (Benson, 1842)
=Musculus senhousia (Benson, 1842)
Details: Arcuatula senhousia Benson, 1842
Size/Grows to:
Length 36mm, Height 16mm
Distribution:
Worldwide. North-eastern North Island, New Zealand. Clustered in dense masses in muddy harbours, from 0-6m
Notes:
Asian Mussel, Marine, Non-indigenous
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References and Publications
  • Morley, M.S. Aug/1988 Report on the continuing study of Musculista senhousia (Benson, 1842), Poirieria, 15(5) (p.4)
  • Willan, R.C. 1987 The mussel Musculista senhousia in Australasia; another aggressive alien highlights the need for quarantine at ports, Bulletin of Marine Science, 41 (p.476)
  • Willan, R.C. Apr/1985 Preliminary reports on the arrival of a new Mussel at Auckland, New Zealand, Poirieria, 14(1) (p.2)
  • Willan, R.C. 1985 Successful establishment of the Asian mussel Musculista senhousia (Benson in Cantor, 1842) in New Zealand, Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 22 (p.86)

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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