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Species List for Genus: Xenostrobus
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Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Pteriomorphia (Subclass) > Mytilida (Order) > Mytiloidea (Superfamily) > Mytilidae (Family) > Arcuatulinae (Subfamily) > Xenostrobus (Genus)

  • Genus: Xenostrobus

  • Xenostrobus neozelanicus (Iredale, 1915)
    Length 34mm, Height 16mm
    Little Black Mussel, Marine, Native - Non-endemic
    North, South, Stewart, Snares and Auckland Islands. Also Western Australia. On open coasts at low tide, from 0-42m
  • Xenostrobus securis (Lamarck, 1819)
    Length 35mm, Height 17mm
    Marine
    Northern and south-western North Island, northern and south-western South Island and Chatham Islands. Also Western Australia to Queensland. Estuarine areas, from 0m
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