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Taxonomy
Family:
CONDYLOCARDIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Heterodonta (Subclass)
> Archiheterodonta (Infraclass)
> Carditida (Order)
> Carditoidea (Superfamily)
> Condylocardiidae (Family)
> Condylocardia (Genus)
> crassicosta (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Hippella Mörch, 1861
=Radiocondyla Iredale, 1936
Images: Condylocardia crassicosta F. Bernard, 1897
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Taxonomy
Family:
CONDYLOCARDIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Heterodonta (Subclass)
> Archiheterodonta (Infraclass)
> Carditida (Order)
> Carditoidea (Superfamily)
> Condylocardiidae (Family)
> Condylocardia (Genus)
> crassicosta (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Hippella Mörch, 1861
=Radiocondyla Iredale, 1936
Details: Condylocardia crassicosta F. Bernard, 1897
Size/Grows to:
Width 1.6mm, Height 1.5mm
Distribution:
Three Kings Islands, North Island, southern South Island, and Stewart, Auckland, Bounty and Chatham Islands, from 0-420m
Type Data:
  • 64 metres, off Stewart Island, 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.408)
  • Bernard, F.R. 1896 Diagnoses de coquilles nouvelles de Lamellibranches (genres Condylocardia et Hochstetteria), Bulletin du Muse´um d'histoire naturelle, 2(5) (p.196) 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