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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
MACTRIDAE: MACTRINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Venerida (Order)
> Mactroidea (Superfamily)
> Mactridae (Family)
> Mactrinae (Subfamily)
> Oxyperas (Genus)
> bellianum (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Longimactra Finlay, 1928
=Mactra (Oxyperas) Mörch, 1853
=Mactra (Pseudoxyperas) Sacco, 1901
=Pseudoxyperas Sacco, 1901
Synonymised Names:
=Oxyperas belliana (W.R.B. Oliver, 1915)
=Spisula belliana W.R.B. Oliver, 1915
Images: Oxyperas bellianum (W.R.B. Oliver, 1915)
Denham Bay, Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands, NZ (MA41416). © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Denham Bay, Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands, NZ (MA41416). © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
MACTRIDAE: MACTRINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Venerida (Order)
> Mactroidea (Superfamily)
> Mactridae (Family)
> Mactrinae (Subfamily)
> Oxyperas (Genus)
> bellianum (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Longimactra Finlay, 1928
=Mactra (Oxyperas) Mörch, 1853
=Mactra (Pseudoxyperas) Sacco, 1901
=Pseudoxyperas Sacco, 1901
Synonymised Names:
=Oxyperas belliana (W.R.B. Oliver, 1915)
=Spisula belliana W.R.B. Oliver, 1915
Details: Oxyperas bellianum (W.R.B. Oliver, 1915)
Distribution:
Kermadec Islands, from 0-84m
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
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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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