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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
PECTINIDAE: PEDINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Pteriomorphia (Subclass)
> Pectinida (Order)
> Pectinoidea (Superfamily)
> Pectinidae (Family)
> Pedinae (Subfamily)
> Mimachlamys (Genus)
> sanguinea (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Chlamys (Mimachlamys) Iredale, 1929
Synonymised Names:
=Chlamys (Mimachlamys) asperrimoides Powell, 1958
=Chlamys senatoria (Gmelin, 1791)
=Ostrea senatoria Gmelin, 1791
=Pecten senatoria (Gmelin, 1791)
Images: Mimachlamys sanguinea (Linnaeus, 1758)
In beach drift, Spirits Bay, Far North, NZ. 27mm. © rights reserved
Attached to boat hull originally from Sydney, Australia, and washed up at Henderson Bay, Far North, NZ. 47mm. © rights reserved
Attached to boat hull originally from Sydney, Australia, and washed up at Henderson Bay, Far North, NZ. 46mm. © rights reserved
Attached to boat hull originally from Sydney, Australia, and washed up at Henderson Bay, Far North, NZ. 49mm. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
PECTINIDAE: PEDINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Pteriomorphia (Subclass)
> Pectinida (Order)
> Pectinoidea (Superfamily)
> Pectinidae (Family)
> Pedinae (Subfamily)
> Mimachlamys (Genus)
> sanguinea (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Chlamys (Mimachlamys) Iredale, 1929
Synonymised Names:
=Chlamys (Mimachlamys) asperrimoides Powell, 1958
=Chlamys senatoria (Gmelin, 1791)
=Ostrea senatoria Gmelin, 1791
=Pecten senatoria (Gmelin, 1791)
Details: Mimachlamys sanguinea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Distribution:
Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific, Norfolk Island, and Kermadec Islands, NZ Far North, from 472-610m
Notes:
Marine
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Dijkstra, H., Marshall, B.A. 2008 The Recent Pectinoidea of the New Zealand region (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Propeamussiidae, Pectinidae and Spondylidae), Molluscan Research, 28 (p.70)
  • Dijkstra, H. 1999 Type specimens of Pectinidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) described by Linnaeus (1758-1771), Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 125 (p.413)
  • Dijkstra, H., Marshall, B.A. 1997 Pectinoidea (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Propeamussiidae: Pectinidae) of Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island and the Kermadec Islands, Molluscan Research, 18 (p.101)

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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