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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)
> edgari (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Macoma edgari Iredale, 1915
=Tellina glabrella Deshayes, 1855
=Tellinota edgari (Iredale, 1915)
Images: Bartschicoma edgari (Iredale, 1915)
On sandy beaches. 40mm. © rights reserved
On sandy beaches. 40mm. © rights reserved
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)
> edgari (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Macoma edgari Iredale, 1915
=Tellina glabrella Deshayes, 1855
=Tellinota edgari (Iredale, 1915)
Details: Bartschicoma edgari (Iredale, 1915)
Size/Grows to:
Width 51mm, Height 33mm
Distribution:
North Island and northern South Island as far south as Banks Peninsula, from 0-64m
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic, On sandy beaches
Description:
Smooth, with a yellow tinge

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

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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