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Taxonomy
Family:
PSAMMOBIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Cardiida (Order)
> Tellinoidea (Superfamily)
> Psammobiidae (Family)
> Hiatula (Genus)
> siliquens (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Hiatula (Hiatula) Modeer, 1793
=Psammotella H. & A. Adams, 1856
=Sanguinolaria (Soletellina) Blainville, 1824
=Solenotellina P. Fischer, 1887
=Soletellina Blainville, 1824
Synonymised Names:
=Soletellina siliqua of authors
=Soletellina siliquens Willan, 1993
Images: Hiatula siliquens Willan, 1993
Kaimaumau Beach, Far North, in beach drift. 51mm. © rights reserved
Kaimaumau Beach, Far North, in beach drift. 51mm. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family:
PSAMMOBIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Cardiida (Order)
> Tellinoidea (Superfamily)
> Psammobiidae (Family)
> Hiatula (Genus)
> siliquens (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Hiatula (Hiatula) Modeer, 1793
=Psammotella H. & A. Adams, 1856
=Sanguinolaria (Soletellina) Blainville, 1824
=Solenotellina P. Fischer, 1887
=Soletellina Blainville, 1824
Synonymised Names:
=Soletellina siliqua of authors
=Soletellina siliquens Willan, 1993
Details: Hiatula siliquens Willan, 1993
Size/Grows to:
Length 51mm, Height 28mm
Distribution:
Northern and south-western North Island, far northern and far southern South Island, and Banks Peninsula. Inhabits muddy sands of estuaries and harbours. Low tide level to a few metres, from 0-15m
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
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References and Publications
  • Willan, R.C. 1993 Taxonomic revision of the family Psammobiidae (Bivalvia: Tellinoidea) in the Australian and New Zealand region, Records of the Australian Museum (p.85) Original Description
  • Gardner, N.W. May/1979 Our fragile Bivalves of the Genus Soletellina Blainville, 1824, Poirieria, 10(2) (p.22)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.419)
  • Sep/1966 Notes of Interest: Soletellina siliqua, Poirieria, 3(4-5) (p.56)

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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