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Taxonomy
Family:
EUCIROIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Anomalodesmata (Superorder)
> Verticordioidea (Superfamily)
> Euciroidae (Family)
> Euciroa (Genus)
> galatheae (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Acreuciroa Thiele, 1931
=Euciroa (Acreuciroa) Thiele, 1931
=Verticordia (Euciroa) Dall, 1881
Synonymised Names:
=Euciroa delectabile Dell, 1956
=Questimya galatheae Dell, 1956
Images: Euciroa galatheae (Dell, 1956)
Chatham Rise, trawled 400 metres. 43mm. © rights reserved
Chatham Rise, trawled 400 metres. 43mm. © rights reserved
Collected 3 Feb 1954, SE of Pitt Island, Chatham Islands, NZ (M.009765). © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Collected 3 Feb 1954, SE of Pitt Island, Chatham Islands, NZ (M.009765). © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Collected 3 Feb 1954, SE of Pitt Island, Chatham Islands, NZ (M.009765). © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Taxonomy
Family:
EUCIROIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Anomalodesmata (Superorder)
> Verticordioidea (Superfamily)
> Euciroidae (Family)
> Euciroa (Genus)
> galatheae (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Acreuciroa Thiele, 1931
=Euciroa (Acreuciroa) Thiele, 1931
=Verticordia (Euciroa) Dall, 1881
Synonymised Names:
=Euciroa delectabile Dell, 1956
=Questimya galatheae Dell, 1956
Details: Euciroa galatheae (Dell, 1956)
Size/Grows to:
Width 58mm, Height 47mm
Distribution:
North-eastern North Island, south-eastern South Island, Auckland, Campbell and Chatham Islands, and Chatham Rise, from 292-687m
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.435)
  • Dell, R.K. 1956 Some new off-shore Mollusca from New Zealand., Records of the Dominion Museum, 3(1) (p.33) 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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