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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
On sandy beaches. 40mm
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
Geographical Range:
AC
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic, On sandy beaches. 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

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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