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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. © rights reserved
Trawled in 900 metres, off Cape Kidnappers, Hawkes Bay, NZ. © rights reserved
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
Distribution:
West Norfolk Ridge, eastern North Island, Chatham Rise, and Auckland Islands, from 447-1000m
Type Data:
  • 675-720 metres, between the Snares and Auckland Islands, NZ, (holotype)
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
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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

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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