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Taxonomy
Family:
VERTICORDIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Anomalodesmata (Superorder)
> Verticordioidea (Superfamily)
> Verticordiidae (Family)
> Halicardia (Genus)
> maoria (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Halicardissa Dall, 1913
=Verticordia (Halicardia) Dall, 1895
Images: Halicardia maoria Dell, 1978
Trawled in 900 metres, off Cape Kidnappers, Hawkes Bay, NZ
Trawled in 900 metres, off Cape Kidnappers, Hawkes Bay, NZ
Taxonomy
Family:
VERTICORDIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Anomalodesmata (Superorder)
> Verticordioidea (Superfamily)
> Verticordiidae (Family)
> Halicardia (Genus)
> maoria (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Halicardissa Dall, 1913
=Verticordia (Halicardia) Dall, 1895
Details: Halicardia maoria Dell, 1978
Size/Grows to:
Height 46.4mm, Width 36.9mm
Geographical Range:
CAn
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Dell, R.K. 1978 Additions to the New Zealand Recent molluscan fauna with notes on Pachymelon (Palomelon), National Museum of New Zealand Records, 1(11) (p.162) Original Description

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Key to Geographical Ranges
NZ Map showing Geographical Ranges
The symbols K.A.C.F.M.An. are used to indicate the geographical range of the species. They have been adopted to give an approximation of the range of each species within New Zealand.
K=
Kermadec Islands
A=
Aupourian - Kaipara Harbour, north around North Cape, encompassing the Three Kings Islands and south to East Cape
C=
Cookian - Lower North Island and the northern part of the South Island
F=
Forsterian - Otago, Fiordland and Stewart Island
M=
Moriorian - Chatham Islands, Pitt Island
An=
Antipodean - Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil
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