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Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Pteriomorphia (Subclass) > Limida (Order) > Limoidea (Superfamily) > Limidae (Family) > Acesta (Genus)
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  • Genus: Acesta

  • Acesta maui B.A. Marshall, 2001
    Height 130mm, Width 90mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    Off Cook Strait, Chatham Rise, Campbell Rise, Papanui Canyon. Off Auckland Islands
    CMAn
  • Acesta saginata B.A. Marshall, 2001
    Height 95mm, Width 70mm
    Marine
    Off Kermadec Islands and Three Kings Islands. Trawled around 1000-1400 metres
    KA
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