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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)
> Serratina (Genus)
> charlottae (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Maoritellina charlottae (E.A. Smith, 1885)
=Serratina eugonia (Suter, 1913)
=Tellina (Tellinella) charlottae E.A. Smith, 1885
=Tellina charlottae E.A. Smith, 1885
=Tellina eugonia Suter, 1913
Images: Serratina charlottae (E.A. Smith, 1885)
Dredged, Bay of Plenty, NZ. 30mm. © rights reserved
Dredged, Bay of Plenty, NZ. 30mm. © rights reserved
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)
> Serratina (Genus)
> charlottae (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Maoritellina charlottae (E.A. Smith, 1885)
=Serratina eugonia (Suter, 1913)
=Tellina (Tellinella) charlottae E.A. Smith, 1885
=Tellina charlottae E.A. Smith, 1885
=Tellina eugonia Suter, 1913
Details: Serratina charlottae (E.A. Smith, 1885)
Size/Grows to:
Length 38mm, Height 26mm
Distribution:
North, South, Stewart and Chatham Islands, and Mernoo Bank, from 7-640m
Notes:
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)
  • Smith, E.A. 1885 Report on the Lamellibranchiata collected by HMS Challenger during the years 1873-76, Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76, Zoology, 13 (p.100) Original Description

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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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