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Taxonomy
Family:
MESODESMATIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Venerida (Order)
> Mactroidea (Superfamily)
> Mesodesmatidae (Family)
> Paphies (Genus)
> donacina (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Amesodesma Iredale, 1930
=Amphidesma (Paphies) Lesson, 1831
=Amphidesma (Taria) A. Adams, 1853
=Machaena Gray, 1843
=Paphies (Paphies) Lesson, 1831
=Paphies (Taria) Gray, 1853
=Taria Gray, 1853
Synonymised Names:
=Amphidesma forsteriana Finlay, 1926
=Amphidesma subtriangulata pliocenica W.R.B. Oliver, 1923
=Mesodesma lata Deshayes, 1843
=Mesodesma quoyii Deshayes, 1832
=Mya donacina Spengler, 1793
=Paphies (Taria) donacina (Spengler, 1793)
=Taria stokesii Gray, 1853
Images: Paphies donacina (Spengler, 1793)
Southern Tuatua, from Otago. 79mm. © rights reserved
Southern Tuatua, from Otago. 79mm. © rights reserved
Holotype of Amphidesma forsteriana Finlay, collected 1936, Warrington, NE of Dunedin, Otago, NZ (MA70030). © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Holotype of Amphidesma forsteriana Finlay, collected 1936, Warrington, NE of Dunedin, Otago, NZ (MA70030). © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Holotype of Amphidesma forsteriana Finlay, collected 1936, Warrington, NE of Dunedin, Otago, NZ (MA70030). © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Holotype of Amphidesma forsteriana Finlay, collected 1936, Warrington, NE of Dunedin, Otago, NZ (MA70030). © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Taxonomy
Family:
MESODESMATIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Venerida (Order)
> Mactroidea (Superfamily)
> Mesodesmatidae (Family)
> Paphies (Genus)
> donacina (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Amesodesma Iredale, 1930
=Amphidesma (Paphies) Lesson, 1831
=Amphidesma (Taria) A. Adams, 1853
=Machaena Gray, 1843
=Paphies (Paphies) Lesson, 1831
=Paphies (Taria) Gray, 1853
=Taria Gray, 1853
Synonymised Names:
=Amphidesma forsteriana Finlay, 1926
=Amphidesma subtriangulata pliocenica W.R.B. Oliver, 1923
=Mesodesma lata Deshayes, 1843
=Mesodesma quoyii Deshayes, 1832
=Mya donacina Spengler, 1793
=Paphies (Taria) donacina (Spengler, 1793)
=Taria stokesii Gray, 1853
Details: Paphies donacina (Spengler, 1793)
Size/Grows to:
Length 127mm, Height 98mm
Distribution:
Lower North Island, South and Stewart Islands. More common in south. Shallow sublittoral to a few metres, from 0-148m
Type Data:
  • Warrington, NE of Dunedin, NZ, (holotype of Amphidesma forsteriana Finlay, 1926)
Notes:
Southern Tuatua, Marine, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Stace, G. Oct/1996 An overview of the Genus Paphies in New Zealand Fossil Records, Poirieria, 19 (p.13)
  • Jamieson, P.R. May/1987 Even well known species need name changes, Poirieria, 15(3) (p.10)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.416)

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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