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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
LUCINIDAE: CODAKIINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Lucinida (Order)
> Lucinoidea (Superfamily)
> Lucinidae (Family)
> Codakiinae (Subfamily)
> Ctena (Genus)
> bella (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Clathroconcha Coen, 1934
=Codakia (Jagonia) Récluz, 1869
=Ctena (Ctena) Mörch, 1861 accepted, alternate representation
=Jagonella Selli, 1973
=Jagonia Récluz, 1869
Synonymised Names:
=Codakia (Epicodakia) bella (Conrad, 1837)
=Codakia bella (Conrad, 1837)
=Epicodakia bella (Conrad, 1837)
=Lucina bella Conrad, 1837 (original combination)
=Lucina fibula Reeve, 1850
=Lucina ramulosa Gould, 1850
Images: Ctena bella (Conrad, 1834)
Bambury Beach, Mombasa, Kenya Coast (NMR 16340). 33mm. Natural History Museum Rotterdam (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
LUCINIDAE: CODAKIINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Lucinida (Order)
> Lucinoidea (Superfamily)
> Lucinidae (Family)
> Codakiinae (Subfamily)
> Ctena (Genus)
> bella (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Clathroconcha Coen, 1934
=Codakia (Jagonia) Récluz, 1869
=Ctena (Ctena) Mörch, 1861 accepted, alternate representation
=Jagonella Selli, 1973
=Jagonia Récluz, 1869
Synonymised Names:
=Codakia (Epicodakia) bella (Conrad, 1837)
=Codakia bella (Conrad, 1837)
=Epicodakia bella (Conrad, 1837)
=Lucina bella Conrad, 1837 (original combination)
=Lucina fibula Reeve, 1850
=Lucina ramulosa Gould, 1850
Details: Ctena bella (Conrad, 1834)
Distribution:
Kermadec Islands
Geographical Range:
K
Notes:
Marine
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Brook, F.J., Marshall, B.A. 1998 The coastal molluscan fauna of the northern Kermadec Islands, southwest Pacific Ocean, Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 28 (p.212)
  • Conrad, T.A. 1837 Description of new marine shells, from Upper California. Collected by Thomas Nuttall, Esq., Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, 7 (p.254) 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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