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Taxonomy
Family:
UNGULINIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Venerida (Order)
> Ungulinoidea (Superfamily)
> Ungulinidae (Family)
> Zemysia (Genus)
> zelandica (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Felaniella (Zemysia) Finlay, 1926
Synonymised Names:
=Diplodonta zelandica (Gray, 1835)
=Felaniella zelandica (Gray, 1835)
=Lucina inculta A.A. Gould, 1850
=Lucina zelandica Gray, 1835
Images: Zemysia zelandica (Gray, 1835)
Bland Bay, Northland, NZ. 23mm. © rights reserved
Bland Bay, Northland, NZ. 23mm. © rights reserved
Bland Bay, Northland, NZ. 23mm. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family:
UNGULINIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Venerida (Order)
> Ungulinoidea (Superfamily)
> Ungulinidae (Family)
> Zemysia (Genus)
> zelandica (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Felaniella (Zemysia) Finlay, 1926
Synonymised Names:
=Diplodonta zelandica (Gray, 1835)
=Felaniella zelandica (Gray, 1835)
=Lucina inculta A.A. Gould, 1850
=Lucina zelandica Gray, 1835
Details: Zemysia zelandica (Gray, 1835)
Size/Grows to:
Width 27mm, Height 25mm
Distribution:
North Island as far south as New Plymouth, and Chatham Islands, from 0-805m
Notes:
Marine
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.388)
  • Jun/1974 Diplodonta - Sorting them out, Poirieria, 7(4) (p.85)
  • Gray, J.E. 1835 Catalogue of shells collected on the east coast of New Zealand, by the Rev. W. Yate, An account of New Zealand; and of the formation and progress of the Church Missionary Society's mission in the northern island 2nd Ed, Seeley & Burnside, London (p.309) 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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