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Taxonomy
Family:
PSAMMOBIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Cardiida (Order)
> Tellinoidea (Superfamily)
> Psammobiidae (Family)
> Heteroglypta (Genus)
> contraria (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Gari (Heteroglypta) Martens, 1880
=Psammobia (Heteroglypta) Martens, 1880
Images: Heteroglypta contraria (Deshayes, 1863)
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Taxonomy
Family:
PSAMMOBIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Cardiida (Order)
> Tellinoidea (Superfamily)
> Psammobiidae (Family)
> Heteroglypta (Genus)
> contraria (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Gari (Heteroglypta) Martens, 1880
=Psammobia (Heteroglypta) Martens, 1880
Details: Heteroglypta contraria (Deshayes, 1863)
Distribution:
Kermadec Islands, and Indo-West Pacific, also isolated occurrences off Northland, from 15m
Notes:
Marine, Native - Non-endemic
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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.214)

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