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Taxonomy
Family:
LASAEIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Galeommatida (Order)
> Galeommatoidea (Superfamily)
> Lasaeidae (Family)
> Lasaea (Genus)
> hinemoa (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Anapa Gray, 1842
=Cycladina Cantraine, 1835
=Poronia Récluz, 1843
Synonymised Names:
=Lasaea rossiana Finlay, 1928
=Lasaea rossiana tutanekai Fleming, 1948
=Lasaea rossiana vexata Finlay, 1928
Images: Lasaea hinemoa Finlay, 1928
Holotype, collected on seaweed at low tide, Riverton, Southland, NZ (MA70387). 3.7mm. © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Holotype, collected on seaweed at low tide, Riverton, Southland, NZ (MA70387). 3.7mm. © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Holotype of Lasaea rossiana vexata, collected Chatham Islands, NZ (MA70389). 2.4mm. © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Holotype of Lasaea rossiana vexata, collected Chatham Islands, NZ (MA70389). 2.4mm. © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Taxonomy
Family:
LASAEIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Galeommatida (Order)
> Galeommatoidea (Superfamily)
> Lasaeidae (Family)
> Lasaea (Genus)
> hinemoa (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Anapa Gray, 1842
=Cycladina Cantraine, 1835
=Poronia Récluz, 1843
Synonymised Names:
=Lasaea rossiana Finlay, 1928
=Lasaea rossiana tutanekai Fleming, 1948
=Lasaea rossiana vexata Finlay, 1928
Details: Lasaea hinemoa Finlay, 1928
Size/Grows to:
Width 3.7mm, Height 3mm
Distribution:
Three Kings, North, South, Stewart, Snares, Auckland, Campbell, Antipodes, Bounty and Chatham Islands, from 0-106m
Type Data:
  • Waitangi, Chatham Islands, NZ, (holotype of Lasaea rossiana vexata Finlay, 1928)
  • Riverton, NW of Invercargill, NZ, (holotype)
  • Macquarie Island, Australia, (holotype of Lasaea rossiana Finlay, 1928)
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
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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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