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Taxonomy
Family:
CYAMIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Cyamioidea (Superfamily)
> Cyamiidae (Family)
> Legrandina (Genus)
> aucklandica (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Perrierina aucklandica (Powell, 1933)
Images: Legrandina aucklandica Powell, 1933
Holotype, collected North Harbour ('Faith Harbour'), Auckland Islands, NZ (M.001858). 2mm. © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Holotype, collected North Harbour ('Faith Harbour'), Auckland Islands, NZ (M.001858). 2mm. © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Holotype, collected North Harbour ('Faith Harbour'), Auckland Islands, NZ (M.001858). 2mm. © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Taxonomy
Family:
CYAMIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Cyamioidea (Superfamily)
> Cyamiidae (Family)
> Legrandina (Genus)
> aucklandica (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Perrierina aucklandica (Powell, 1933)
Details: Legrandina aucklandica Powell, 1933
Size/Grows to:
Width 2mm, Height 1.7mm
Distribution:
Auckland Islands. Shallow sublittoral, from 0-7m
Type Data:
  • North Harbour ('Faith Harbour'), Auckland 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.403)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1933 New species of marine Mollusca from the Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand, Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London, 20(5) (p.233) 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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