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Taxonomy
Family:
LYONSIELLIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Anomalodesmata (Superorder)
> Verticordioidea (Superfamily)
> Lyonsiellidae (Family)
> Lyonsiella (Genus)
> aotearoa (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Allenicordia Scarlato & Starobogatov, 1983
=Proagorina Iredale, 1930
Images: Lyonsiella aotearoa Dell, 1995
Holotype, collected 14 Jan 1979, SE of Cape Campbell, NZ (M.060447). 6.5mm. © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Holotype, collected 14 Jan 1979, SE of Cape Campbell, NZ (M.060447). 6.5mm. © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Taxonomy
Family:
LYONSIELLIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Anomalodesmata (Superorder)
> Verticordioidea (Superfamily)
> Lyonsiellidae (Family)
> Lyonsiella (Genus)
> aotearoa (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Allenicordia Scarlato & Starobogatov, 1983
=Proagorina Iredale, 1930
Details: Lyonsiella aotearoa Dell, 1995
Size/Grows to:
Width 6.5mm, Height 5mm
Distribution:
SE of Cape Campbell, Cook Strait
Geographical Range:
C
Notes:
Marine
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Dell, R.K. 1995 New species and records of deep-water Mollusca from off New Zealand, Tuhinga: Records of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, 2 (p.9) Original Description

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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