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Taxonomy
Family:
PROPEAMUSSIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Pteriomorphia (Subclass)
> Pectinida (Order)
> Pectinoidea (Superfamily)
> Propeamussiidae (Family)
> Catillopecten (Genus)
> tasmani (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Bathypecten Schein-Fatton, 1985
Images: Catillopecten tasmani Dijkstra & Marshall, 2008
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Taxonomy
Family:
PROPEAMUSSIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Pteriomorphia (Subclass)
> Pectinida (Order)
> Pectinoidea (Superfamily)
> Propeamussiidae (Family)
> Catillopecten (Genus)
> tasmani (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Bathypecten Schein-Fatton, 1985
Details: Catillopecten tasmani Dijkstra & Marshall, 2008
Size/Grows to:
Height 10mm
Distribution:
Western slope of Challenger Plateau and Bounty Trough, from 1373-1676m
Type Data:
  • 1460 metres, Challenger Plateau, E of Westport, NZ, (paratype)
  • 1590 metres, Bounty Trough, NZ, (holotype, paratype)
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic, From foraminiferal ooze
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References and Publications
  • Dijkstra, H., Marshall, B.A. 2008 The Recent Pectinoidea of the New Zealand region (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Propeamussiidae, Pectinidae and Spondylidae), Molluscan Research, 28 (p.39) 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