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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
TELLINIDAE: MACOMINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Cardiida (Order)
> Tellinoidea (Superfamily)
> Tellinidae (Family)
> Macominae (Subfamily)
> Bartschicoma (Genus)
> gaimardi (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Angulus gaimardi (Iredale, 1915)
=Peronaea gaimardi (Iredale, 1915)
=Tellina (Peronidia) gaimardi Iredale, 1915
=Tellina alba Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 (not W. Wood, 1815 - homonym)
=Tellina gaimardi Iredale, 1915
Images: Bartschicoma gaimardi (Iredale, 1915)
Otaki Beach, in beach drift. 43mm
Otaki Beach, in beach drift. 43mm
Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
TELLINIDAE: MACOMINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Cardiida (Order)
> Tellinoidea (Superfamily)
> Tellinidae (Family)
> Macominae (Subfamily)
> Bartschicoma (Genus)
> gaimardi (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Angulus gaimardi (Iredale, 1915)
=Peronaea gaimardi (Iredale, 1915)
=Tellina (Peronidia) gaimardi Iredale, 1915
=Tellina alba Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 (not W. Wood, 1815 - homonym)
=Tellina gaimardi Iredale, 1915
Details: Bartschicoma gaimardi (Iredale, 1915)
Size/Grows to:
Length 75mm, Height 50mm
Distribution:
North and South Island. Shallow sublittoral, on ocean beaches
Geographical Range:
ACF
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Huber, M. 2015 Compendium of Bivalves 2, ConchBooks: Harxheim, Germany (p.617)
  • 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.489) 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