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Taxonomy
Family:
THYASIRIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Lucinida (Order)
> Thyasiroidea (Superfamily)
> Thyasiridae (Family)
> Prothyasira (Genus)
> waikanae (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Thyasira peroniana waikanae Fleming, 1950
=Thyasira waikanae Fleming, 1950
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Taxonomy
Family:
THYASIRIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Lucinida (Order)
> Thyasiroidea (Superfamily)
> Thyasiridae (Family)
> Prothyasira (Genus)
> waikanae (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Thyasira peroniana waikanae Fleming, 1950
=Thyasira waikanae Fleming, 1950
Details: Prothyasira waikanae (Fleming, 1950)
Size/Grows to:
Width 7.5mm, Height 7.8mm
Distribution:
Waikanae Beach, Wellington
Type Data:
  • Waikanae Beach, NZ, (holotype)
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Huber, M. 2015 Compendium of Bivalves 2, ConchBooks: Harxheim, Germany (p.396)
  • Beu, A.G., Maxwell, P.A. 1990 Cenozoic Mollusca of New Zealand, New Zealand Geological Survey, 58 (p.397)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.387)
  • Fleming, C.A. 1950 New Zealand Recent Thyasiridae (Mollusca), Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 78(2) (p.252) 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