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Taxonomy
Family:
VENERIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Venerida (Order)
> Veneroidea (Superfamily)
> Veneridae (Family)
> Tawera (Genus)
> marionae (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Plurigens Finlay, 1930
Synonymised Names:
=Chamelea marionae (Finlay, 1928)
Images: Tawera marionae Finlay, 1928
From Stewart Island, NZ. 26mm. © rights reserved
From Stewart Island, NZ. 26mm. © rights reserved
From Stewart Island, NZ. 26mm. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family:
VENERIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Venerida (Order)
> Veneroidea (Superfamily)
> Veneridae (Family)
> Tawera (Genus)
> marionae (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Plurigens Finlay, 1930
Synonymised Names:
=Chamelea marionae (Finlay, 1928)
Details: Tawera marionae Finlay, 1928
Size/Grows to:
Width 33mm, Height 28mm
Distribution:
Eastern South Island and Chatham Islands, from 0-604m
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Marshall, B.A., Spencer, H.G. 2013 Comments on some taxonomic changes affecting marine Bivalvia of the New Zealand region recently introduced in Huber's Compendium of bivalves, with some additional taxonomic changes, Molluscan Research, 33(1) (p.45)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.424)
  • Finlay, H. 1928 The Recent Mollusca of the Chatham Islands, Transactions of the New Zealand Institute, 59 (p.277) 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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