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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)
> Notocallista (Genus)
> multistriata (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Callista (Notocallista) Iredale, 1924
=Callista (Striacallista) Marwick, 1938 accepted, alternate representation
=Notocallista (Notocallista) Iredale, 1924 accepted, alternate representation
=Notocallista (Striacallista) Marwick, 1938 accepted, alternate representation
Synonymised Names:
=Callista (Striacallista) multistriata (G.B. Sowerby II, 1851)
=Callista multistriata (G.B. Sowerby II, 1851)
=Cytheraea multistriata G.B. Sowerby II, 1851
=Cytherea (Callista) multistriata G.B. Sowerby II, 1851
=Notocallista (Striacallista) multistriata (G.B. Sowerby II, 1851) accepted, alternate representation
=Notocallista (Striacallista) multistriata ovalina Marwick, 1938
Images: Notocallista multistriata (Sowerby, 1851)
Dredged, Bay of Islands, Northland, NZ. 25mm. © rights reserved
Dredged, Bay of Islands, Northland, NZ. 25mm. © 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)
> Notocallista (Genus)
> multistriata (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Callista (Notocallista) Iredale, 1924
=Callista (Striacallista) Marwick, 1938 accepted, alternate representation
=Notocallista (Notocallista) Iredale, 1924 accepted, alternate representation
=Notocallista (Striacallista) Marwick, 1938 accepted, alternate representation
Synonymised Names:
=Callista (Striacallista) multistriata (G.B. Sowerby II, 1851)
=Callista multistriata (G.B. Sowerby II, 1851)
=Cytheraea multistriata G.B. Sowerby II, 1851
=Cytherea (Callista) multistriata G.B. Sowerby II, 1851
=Notocallista (Striacallista) multistriata (G.B. Sowerby II, 1851) accepted, alternate representation
=Notocallista (Striacallista) multistriata ovalina Marwick, 1938
Details: Notocallista multistriata (Sowerby, 1851)
Size/Grows to:
Width 30mm, Height 22mm
Distribution:
Three Kings Islands, north-eastern and south-western North Island, South, Stewart and Auckland Islands, and Mernoo Bank, from 0-555m
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.425)

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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