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Taxonomy
Family:
MYOCHAMIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Anomalodesmata (Superorder)
> Myochamoidea (Superfamily)
> Myochamidae (Family)
> Myadora (Genus)
> striata (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Myadora (Myadora) Gray, 1840
Synonymised Names:
=Pandora striata Quoy & Gaimard, 1835
Images: Myadora striata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
From low tide, south New Brighton, Christchurch, NZ. 35mm. © rights reserved
From low tide, south New Brighton, Christchurch, NZ. 35mm. © rights reserved
From low tide, south New Brighton, Christchurch, NZ. 35mm. © rights reserved
From low tide, south New Brighton, Christchurch, NZ. 35mm. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family:
MYOCHAMIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Anomalodesmata (Superorder)
> Myochamoidea (Superfamily)
> Myochamidae (Family)
> Myadora (Genus)
> striata (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Myadora (Myadora) Gray, 1840
Synonymised Names:
=Pandora striata Quoy & Gaimard, 1835
Details: Myadora striata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
Size/Grows to:
Width 47mm, Height 38mm
Distribution:
North, South and Stewart Island. At low tide and shallow water, from 0-476m
Notes:
Marine, Recent, Fossil, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.432)

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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