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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
TELLINIDAE: TELLININAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Cardiida (Order)
> Tellinoidea (Superfamily)
> Tellinidae (Family)
> Tellininae (Subfamily)
> Macomona (Genus)
> liliana (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Tellina (Macomona) Finlay, 1926
Images: Macomona liliana (Iredale, 1915)
In beach drift, Whangarei, Northland, NZ. 43mm
In beach drift, Whangarei, Northland, NZ. 43mm
Low tide, Auckland, NZ
Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
TELLINIDAE: TELLININAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Cardiida (Order)
> Tellinoidea (Superfamily)
> Tellinidae (Family)
> Tellininae (Subfamily)
> Macomona (Genus)
> liliana (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Tellina (Macomona) Finlay, 1926
Details: Macomona liliana (Iredale, 1915)
Size/Grows to:
Length 81mm, Height 55mm
Distribution:
North, South, Stewart and Chatham Islands. Intertidal and immediate sublittoral
Geographical Range:
ACFM
Notes:
Wedge Shell, Marine, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.417)
  • Iredale, T. 1915 A Commentary on Suter's "Manual of the New Zealand Mollusca", Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, 47 (p.488) Original Description

Key to Geographical Ranges
NZ Map showing Geographical Ranges
The symbols K.A.C.F.M.An. are used to indicate the geographical range of the species. They have been adopted to give an approximation of the range of each species within New Zealand.
K=
Kermadec Islands
A=
Aupourian - Kaipara Harbour, north around North Cape, encompassing the Three Kings Islands and south to East Cape
C=
Cookian - Lower North Island and the northern part of the South Island
F=
Forsterian - Otago, Fiordland and Stewart Island
M=
Moriorian - Chatham Islands, Pitt Island
An=
Antipodean - Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil
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