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Species List for Genus: Pleuromeris
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Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Heterodonta (Subclass) > Archiheterodonta (Infraclass) > Carditida (Order) > Carditoidea (Superfamily) > Carditidae (Family) > Miodomeridinae (Subfamily) > Pleuromeris (Genus)
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  • Genus: Pleuromeris

  • Pleuromeris benthicola Powell, 1937
    Width 2.6mm, Height 2.3mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    Middlesex and King banks, Three Kings Islands, and northern North Island as far south as Cape Karikari. From approx. 40-800 metres
    A
  • Pleuromeris finlayi Powell, 1938
    Marine, Fossil, Native - Endemic
    Napier (Pliocene blue clay) and Castlepoint (arenaceous limestone)
    Fo.
  • Pleuromeris hectori Powell, 1938
    Marine, Recent, Fossil, Native - Endemic
    Off Cape Reinga and north-eastern North Island as far south as Hawkes Bay. From approx. 15-200 metres
    AR.Fo.
  • Pleuromeris latiuscula Powell, 1937
    Width 2.2mm, Height 2.2mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    Three Kings Islands and north-eastern North Island as far south-east as Ranfurly Bank. From approx. 10-90 metres
    A
  • Pleuromeris marshalli (Marwick, 1924)
    Height 6.5mm, Width 6mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    Middlesex and King banks, Three Kings Islands, north-eastern and south-western North Island, and South, Stewart, Auckland, Bounty and Chatham Islands, and Mernoo Bank. From approx. 10-800 metres
    ACFMAn
  • Pleuromeris paucicostata Laws, 1940
    Height 9mm, Width 7.5mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    Northland to Bay of Plenty. Dredged to around 110 metres
    A
  • Pleuromeris ultima Dell, 1956
    Width 8.5mm, Height 7.5mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    Off Chatham Islands, from approx. 210-600 metres
    M
  • Pleuromeris zelandica (Deshayes, 1854)
    Width 10mm, Height 9mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    Three Kings, North, South, Stewart, Auckland, Antipodes and Chatham Islands. Below low tide to approx. 800 metres
    ACF
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