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Species List for Genus: Arthritica
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Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Autobranchia (Subclass) > Heteroconchia (Infraclass) > Euhetrodonta (Subterclass) > Imparidentia (Superorder) > Galeommatida (Order) > Galeommatoidea (Superfamily) > Lasaeidae (Family) > Arthritica (Genus)
  • Genus: Arthritica

  • Arthritica bifurca (Webster, 1908)
    Width 6mm, Height 5mm
    Marine, Recent, Fossil, Native - Endemic
    North Island and northern South Island as far south as Banks Peninsula, from 0-72m
  • Arthritica crassiformis Powell, 1933
    Width 5.5mm, Height 4.5mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic, Commensal upon the pholad, rock boring Anchomasa, usually found around the base of the siphon and along the lower mantle edges
    North-eastern and south-western North Island and northern South Island as far south as Cape Campbell. Intertidal, from 0m
  • Arthritica hulmei Ponder, 1965
    Width 3.4mm, Height 2.8mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic, Commensal with a large polychaete worm, the seamouse, Aphrodita australis
    Northern north-western, north-eastern and south-western North Island and northern South Island as far south as Cloudy Bay, from 0-132m
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