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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
Type Data:
  • Straits of Magellan, (syntype)
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

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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