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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
MACTRIDAE: RESANIINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Venerida (Order)
> Mactroidea (Superfamily)
> Mactridae (Family)
> Resaniinae (Subfamily)
> Resania (Genus)
> lanceolata (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Laminaria Mayer, 1867
=Myomactra Mayer, 1867
=Vanganella Gray, 1853
Synonymised Names:
=Vanganella taylorii Gray, 1853
Images: Resania lanceolata Gray, 1852
South Brighton, Christchurch, NZ. 99mm. © rights reserved
South Brighton, Christchurch, NZ. 99mm. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
MACTRIDAE: RESANIINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Venerida (Order)
> Mactroidea (Superfamily)
> Mactridae (Family)
> Resaniinae (Subfamily)
> Resania (Genus)
> lanceolata (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Laminaria Mayer, 1867
=Myomactra Mayer, 1867
=Vanganella Gray, 1853
Synonymised Names:
=Vanganella taylorii Gray, 1853
Details: Resania lanceolata Gray, 1852
Size/Grows to:
Length 120mm, Height 57mm
Distribution:
North and South Islands, as far south as Warrington. Off sandy ocean beaches in shallow water, from 0-6m
Notes:
Lance Mactra, Marine, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.415)
  • Gray, J.E. 1853 A revision of the genera of some of the families of Conchifera or bivalve shells, The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 2(11) (p.43) 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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