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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
LUCINIDAE: CODAKIINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Lucinida (Order)
> Lucinoidea (Superfamily)
> Lucinidae (Family)
> Codakiinae (Subfamily)
> Epicodakia (Genus)
> neozelanica (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Codakia (Epicodakia) Iredale, 1930
=Epicodakia (Talocodakia) Iredale, 1936
=Talocodakia Iredale, 1936
Images: Epicodakia neozelanica Powell, 1937
Off Northland east coast, NZ. 7mm. © rights reserved
Off Northland east coast, NZ. 7mm. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
LUCINIDAE: CODAKIINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Lucinida (Order)
> Lucinoidea (Superfamily)
> Lucinidae (Family)
> Codakiinae (Subfamily)
> Epicodakia (Genus)
> neozelanica (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Codakia (Epicodakia) Iredale, 1930
=Epicodakia (Talocodakia) Iredale, 1936
=Talocodakia Iredale, 1936
Details: Epicodakia neozelanica Powell, 1937
Size/Grows to:
Width 8mm, Height 7mm
Distribution:
Wanganella Bank, Middlesex and King Banks, Three Kings Islands, and northern North Island as far south as Mayor Island, from 18-805m
Type Data:
  • 90 metres, off Three Kings Islands, NZ, (holotype)
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.386)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1937 New Species of Marine Mollusca from New Zealand, Discovery Reports, 15 (p.171) 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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