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Species List for Genus: Nucula
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Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Protobranchia (Subclass) > Nuculida (Order) > Nuculoidea (Superfamily) > Nuculidae (Family) > Nucula (Genus)
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  • Genus: Nucula

  • Nucula certisinus Finlay, 1930
    Height 1.6mm, Width 1.8mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    Doubtless Bay, Northland
    A
  • Nucula dunedinensis (Finlay, 1928)
    Height 1.8mm, Width 2mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    South Island, Fiordland to Otago, Stewart, Snares and Chatham Islands
    FM
  • Nucula mesembrina (Hedley, 1916)
    Height 1.7mm, Width 2.2mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    Macquarie Island
    An
  • Nucula nitidula A. Adams, 1856
    Height 8mm, Width 8mm, Thickness 4.5mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    Throughout NZ. Stewart, Snares and Chatham Islands
    ACFMAn
  • Nucula nitidulaformis Powell, 1971
    Height 4.5mm, Width 4.8mm, Thickness 2.9mm
    Marine
    Bay of Plenty, North Island
    A
  • Nucula rossiana Finlay, 1930
    Width 5.8mm, Height 5mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    Fiordland, Stewart, Auckland, Campbell and Antipodes Islands. Under stones at low tide to around 35 metres
    FMAn
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