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Taxonomy
Family:
PARILIMYIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Anomalodesmata (Superorder)
> Pholadomyoidea (Superfamily)
> Parilimyidae (Family)
> Parilimya (Genus)
> neozelanica (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Pholadomya (Parilimya) Melvill & Standen, 1899
Synonymised Names:
=Thracia granulosa Hutton, 1873
=Thracia neozelanica Suter, 1914
Images: Parilimya neozelanica (Suter, 1914)
Dredged in 154 metres, Head of Papanui Canyon, Otago, NZ
Dredged in 154 metres, Head of Papanui Canyon, Otago, NZ
Taxonomy
Family:
PARILIMYIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Anomalodesmata (Superorder)
> Pholadomyoidea (Superfamily)
> Parilimyidae (Family)
> Parilimya (Genus)
> neozelanica (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Pholadomya (Parilimya) Melvill & Standen, 1899
Synonymised Names:
=Thracia granulosa Hutton, 1873
=Thracia neozelanica Suter, 1914
Details: Parilimya neozelanica (Suter, 1914)
Size/Grows to:
Width 45mm, Height 25mm
Distribution:
King Bank, Three Kings Islands, north-eastern North Island and southern South Island, from 74-550m
Notes:
Marine, Recent, Fossil, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Beu, A.G., Maxwell, P.A. 1990 Cenozoic Mollusca of New Zealand, New Zealand Geological Survey, 58 (p.346)
  • Suter, H. 1914 Revision of the Tertiary Mollusca of New Zealand, based on type material. Part I, New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin, 2 (p.54) Original Description

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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
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