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Taxonomy
Family:
CONDYLOCARDIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Heterodonta (Subclass)
> Archiheterodonta (Infraclass)
> Carditida (Order)
> Carditoidea (Superfamily)
> Condylocardiidae (Family)
> Benthocardiella (Genus)
> obliquata chathamensis (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Benthocardiella chathamensis Powell, 1933
=Pachykellya chathamensis (Powell, 1933)
Images: Benthocardiella obliquata chathamensis Powell, 1933
Holotype, collected in shell sand Feb 1933, Waitangi, Chatham Islands, NZ (MA70100). 1.0mm. © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Holotype, collected in shell sand Feb 1933, Waitangi, Chatham Islands, NZ (MA70100). 1.0mm. © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Paratype, collected in shell sand Feb 1933, Waitangi, Chatham Islands, NZ (MA71991). 1.0mm. © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Taxonomy
Family:
CONDYLOCARDIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Heterodonta (Subclass)
> Archiheterodonta (Infraclass)
> Carditida (Order)
> Carditoidea (Superfamily)
> Condylocardiidae (Family)
> Benthocardiella (Genus)
> obliquata chathamensis (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Benthocardiella chathamensis Powell, 1933
=Pachykellya chathamensis (Powell, 1933)
Details: Benthocardiella obliquata chathamensis Powell, 1933
Size/Grows to:
Width 1.2mm, Height 0.9mm
Distribution:
Southern South Island, Stewart, Snares and Chatham Islands, from 0-360m
Type Data:
  • Waitangi, Chatham Islands, NZ, (holotype, paratype)
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.409)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1933 The marine Mollusca of the Chatham Islands, Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 1 (p.190) 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