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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
Dredged, Bay of Plenty, NZ. 30mm
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
Geographical Range:
ACFM
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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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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