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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)
> mayi (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Mesocuna Laseron, 1953
=Particondyla Laseron, 1953
=Volupicuna Iredale, 1936
Images: Cuna mayi (Powell, 1930)
Dredged in Deep Water Cove, Bay of Islands, Northland, NZ. 2.5mm. © rights reserved
Holotype, collected in 18-22 metres, off Wanganui, NZ (MA70231). 2.3mm. © 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)
> mayi (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Mesocuna Laseron, 1953
=Particondyla Laseron, 1953
=Volupicuna Iredale, 1936
Details: Cuna mayi (Powell, 1930)
Size/Grows to:
Height 2.5mm, Width 1.9mm
Distribution:
North-eastern and south-western North Island, and north-western South Island, from 37-282m
Type Data:
  • Off Wanganui, 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. 1930 New species of New Zealand Mollusca from shallow-water Dredgings, Part 1, Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 60 (p.532) 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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