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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
CARDITIDAE: CUNINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Heterodonta (Subclass)
> Archiheterodonta (Infraclass)
> Carditida (Order)
> Carditoidea (Superfamily)
> Carditidae (Family)
> Cuninae (Subfamily)
> Cuna (Genus)
> compressidens (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Mesocuna Laseron, 1953
=Particondyla Laseron, 1953
=Volupicuna Iredale, 1936
Images: Cuna compressidens (Powell, 1933)
Holotype, collected off Mangonui Head, Northland, NZ (MA70229). 1.4mm. © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Holotype, collected off Mangonui Head, Northland, NZ (MA70229). 1.4mm. © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
CARDITIDAE: CUNINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Heterodonta (Subclass)
> Archiheterodonta (Infraclass)
> Carditida (Order)
> Carditoidea (Superfamily)
> Carditidae (Family)
> Cuninae (Subfamily)
> Cuna (Genus)
> compressidens (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Mesocuna Laseron, 1953
=Particondyla Laseron, 1953
=Volupicuna Iredale, 1936
Details: Cuna compressidens (Powell, 1933)
Size/Grows to:
Width 1.3mm, Height 1.4mm
Distribution:
North-eastern North Island as far south as Tauranga, from 18-188m
Type Data:
  • 11-18 metres, off Mangonui Head, 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.411)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1933 On five new species of recent New Zealand Mollusca, Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London, 20(5) (p.194) 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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