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Species List for Genus: Tawera
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Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Autobranchia (Subclass) > Heteroconchia (Infraclass) > Euhetrodonta (Subterclass) > Imparidentia (Superorder) > Venerida (Order) > Veneroidea (Superfamily) > Veneridae (Family) > Tawera (Genus)

  • Genus: Tawera

  • Tawera marionae Finlay, 1928
    Width 33mm, Height 28mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    Eastern South Island and Chatham Islands, from 0-604m
  • Tawera mawsoni (Hedley, 1916)
    Width 40mm, Height 32mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    Off Macquarie Island
  • Tawera phenax (Finlay, 1930)
    Width 58mm, Height 52mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    Off Cape Palliser, south-eastern South Island, Snares and Campbell Island, and Auckland Islands, from 14-549m
  • Tawera rosa Powell, 1955
    Width 48mm, Height 42mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    Auckland Islands
  • Tawera sphaericula (Deshayes, 1853)
    Width 36mm, Height 35mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    Auckland Islands, from 25-27m
  • Tawera spissa (Deshayes, 1835)
    Width 34mm, Height 27mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic, Common on sandy beaches
    North, South, Stewart and Chatham Islands, from 0-1006m
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