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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)
> Zenatia (Genus)
> acinaces (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Zenatia (Zenatia) Gray, 1853 accepted, alternate representation
Synonymised Names:
=Vanganella taylorii Gray, 1853
Images: Zenatia acinaces (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
Manukau Harbour, Auckland, NZ. 58mm. © rights reserved
Manukau Harbour, Auckland, NZ. 58mm. © 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)
> Zenatia (Genus)
> acinaces (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Zenatia (Zenatia) Gray, 1853 accepted, alternate representation
Synonymised Names:
=Vanganella taylorii Gray, 1853
Details: Zenatia acinaces (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
Size/Grows to:
Length 117mm, Height 54mm
Distribution:
North, South and Stewart Islands. Off sandy beaches, from 0-182m
Notes:
Scimitar Mactra, Marine, Native - Endemic
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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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