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Species List for Genus: Pholadidea
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Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Autobranchia (Subclass) > Heteroconchia (Infraclass) > Euhetrodonta (Subterclass) > Imparidentia (Superorder) > Myida (Order) > Pholadoidea (Superfamily) > Pholadidae (Family) > Martesiinae (Subfamily) > Pholadidea (Genus)
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  • Genus: Pholadidea

  • Pholadidea acherontea Beu & Climo, 1974
    Length 26mm, Height 17mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    Three Kings Islands, North and South Island, and Chatham Rise. Dredged around 50-800 metres
    ACF
  • Pholadidea suteri Lamy, 1926
    Length 52mm, Height 20mm
    Marine, Recent, Fossil, Native - Endemic
    North Island, and far northern and eastern South Island. Intertidal and immediate sublittoral, boring into soft rock
    ACFR.Fo.
  • Pholadidea tridens (Gray, 1843)
    Length 30mm, Height 14mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    North Island, northern and far southern South Island, and Chatham Islands. Intertidal and immediate sublittoral
    ACM
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