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Taxonomy
Family:
LIMIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Pteriomorphia (Subclass)
> Limida (Order)
> Limoidea (Superfamily)
> Limidae (Family)
> Limatula (Genus)
> spinulosa (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Limatula (Stabilima) Iredale, 1939 accepted, alternate representation
=Stabilima Iredale, 1939
=Limatula (Limatuletta) C. A. Fleming, 1978 accepted, alternate representation
=Limatuletta Fleming, 1978
Synonymised Names:
=Limatula (Limatuletta) japonica spinulosa Fleming, 1978
=Limatula (Limatuletta) spinulosa Fleming, 1978 accepted, alternate representation
=Limatula japonica spinulosa Fleming, 1978
Images: Limatula spinulosa Fleming, 1978
Holotype of Limatula (Limatuletta) japonica spinulosa, collected 11 Jul 1962, Off Norfolk Island, Australia. 8.7mm. © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Taxonomy
Family:
LIMIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Pteriomorphia (Subclass)
> Limida (Order)
> Limoidea (Superfamily)
> Limidae (Family)
> Limatula (Genus)
> spinulosa (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Limatula (Stabilima) Iredale, 1939 accepted, alternate representation
=Stabilima Iredale, 1939
=Limatula (Limatuletta) C. A. Fleming, 1978 accepted, alternate representation
=Limatuletta Fleming, 1978
Synonymised Names:
=Limatula (Limatuletta) japonica spinulosa Fleming, 1978
=Limatula (Limatuletta) spinulosa Fleming, 1978 accepted, alternate representation
=Limatula japonica spinulosa Fleming, 1978
Details: Limatula spinulosa Fleming, 1978
Size/Grows to:
Height 8.7mm, Width 5.8mm
Distribution:
Norfolk Island, Kermadec Islands, from 135-165m
Type Data:
  • 200 metres, off Norfolk Island, Australia, (holotype of Limatula (Limatuletta) japonica spinulosa Fleming, 1978)
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
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References and Publications
  • Huber, M. 2010 Compendium of Bivalves 1, ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany (p.638)
  • Marshall, B.A. 1996 Molluscan name-bearing types in the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Tuhinga: Records of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, 9 (p.7)
  • Fleming, C.A. 1978 The bivalve genus Limatula: a list of described species and a review of living and fossil species in the Southwest Pacific, Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 8 (p.76) 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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