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Taxonomy
Family:
LIMIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Pteriomorphia (Subclass)
> Limida (Order)
> Limoidea (Superfamily)
> Limidae (Family)
> Limea (Genus)
> pygmaea (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Lima (Limea) Bronn, 1831
Synonymised Names:
=Antarctolima pygmaea (Philippi, 1845)
=Lima pygmaea Philippi, 1845
=Limatula (Antarctolima) pygmaea (Philippi, 1845)
=Limatula falklandica A. Adams, 1864
=Limatula pygmaea (Philippi, 1845)
=Limea martiali Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889
Images: Limea pygmaea (Philippi, 1845)
Syntype (MNHN-IM-2000-31627). Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris
Taxonomy
Family:
LIMIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Pteriomorphia (Subclass)
> Limida (Order)
> Limoidea (Superfamily)
> Limidae (Family)
> Limea (Genus)
> pygmaea (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Lima (Limea) Bronn, 1831
Synonymised Names:
=Antarctolima pygmaea (Philippi, 1845)
=Lima pygmaea Philippi, 1845
=Limatula (Antarctolima) pygmaea (Philippi, 1845)
=Limatula falklandica A. Adams, 1864
=Limatula pygmaea (Philippi, 1845)
=Limea martiali Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889
Details: Limea pygmaea (Philippi, 1845)
Size/Grows to:
Height 12mm, Width 10mm
Distribution:
Off Macquarie Island 69 metres, Also Magellan Strait to Falklands, South Georgia, Antarctica, Kerguelen Islands
Geographical Range:
An
Notes:
Marine
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.382)
  • Philippi, A. 1845 Diagnosen einiger neuen Conchylien, Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 11 (p.56) Original Description

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Key to Geographical Ranges
NZ Map showing Geographical Ranges
The symbols K.A.C.F.M.An. are used to indicate the geographical range of the species. They have been adopted to give an approximation of the range of each species within New Zealand.
K=
Kermadec Islands
A=
Aupourian - Kaipara Harbour, north around North Cape, encompassing the Three Kings Islands and south to East Cape
C=
Cookian - Lower North Island and the northern part of the South Island
F=
Forsterian - Otago, Fiordland and Stewart Island
M=
Moriorian - Chatham Islands, Pitt Island
An=
Antipodean - Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil
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