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Taxonomy
Family:
CUSPIDARIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Anomalodesmata (Superorder)
> Cuspidarioidea (Superfamily)
> Cuspidariidae (Family)
> Austroneaera (Genus)
> finlayi (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Rhinoclama (Austroneaera) Powell, 1937
Synonymised Names:
=Cuspidaria (Rhinoclama) finlayi (Powell, 1937)
=Rhinoclama (Austroneaera) finlayi (Powell, 1937)
Images: Austroneaera finlayi Powell, 1937
Holotype, collected pre 1926, west of Poor Knights Islands, Northland, NZ (MA70071). 3.5mm. © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Holotype, collected pre 1926, west of Poor Knights Islands, Northland, NZ (MA70071). © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Holotype, collected pre 1926, west of Poor Knights Islands, Northland, NZ (MA70071). © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Holotype, collected pre 1926, west of Poor Knights Islands, Northland, NZ (MA70071). © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Collected 15 Feb 1974, N of Poor Knights Islands, Northland, NZ (M.144424). 3.5mm. © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Collected 15 Feb 1974, N of Poor Knights Islands, Northland, NZ (M.144424). 3.5mm. © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Collected 15 Feb 1974, N of Poor Knights Islands, Northland, NZ (M.144424). 3.5mm. © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Taxonomy
Family:
CUSPIDARIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Anomalodesmata (Superorder)
> Cuspidarioidea (Superfamily)
> Cuspidariidae (Family)
> Austroneaera (Genus)
> finlayi (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Rhinoclama (Austroneaera) Powell, 1937
Synonymised Names:
=Cuspidaria (Rhinoclama) finlayi (Powell, 1937)
=Rhinoclama (Austroneaera) finlayi (Powell, 1937)
Details: Austroneaera finlayi Powell, 1937
Size/Grows to:
Width 3.5mm, Height 2.5mm
Distribution:
North-eastern North Island as far south as Mayor Island, from 109-213m
Type Data:
  • 110 metres, W of Poor Knights Islands, NZ, (holotype)
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Marshall, B.A. 2002 Some Recent Thraciidae, Periplomatidae, Myochamidae, Cuspidariidae and Spheniopsidae (Anomalodesmata) from the New Zealand region and referral of Thracia reinga Crozier, 1966 and Scintillona benthicola Dell, 1956 to Tellimya Brown, 1827 (Montacutidae) (Mollusca : Bivalvia), Molluscan Research, 22 (p.266)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.438)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1937 New Species of Marine Mollusca from New Zealand, Discovery Reports, 15 (p.175) 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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