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Species List for Family: Solemyidae
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Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Protobranchia (Subclass) > Solemyida (Order) > Solemyoidea (Superfamily) > Solemyidae (Family)

  • Family: Solemyidae

  • Acharax clarificata (Dell, 1995)
    Length 87mm, Width 32mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    Off Aldermen Islands, Northern Mernoo Slope, Chatham Rise, Off Clarence River mouth, from 392-1168m
  • Solemya calypso K. Walton, 2015
    Length 16mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    Calypso Hydrothermal Vent Field, eastern Bay of Plenty, from 181-192m
  • Solemya marshalli K. Walton, 2015
    Length 21mm, Width 8mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    Southern South Island, and Snares, Bounty and Chatham Islands, from 0-195m
  • Solemya parkinsonii E.A. Smith, 1874
    Length 84mm, Width 30mm
    Razor Mussel, Marine, Native - Endemic
    North, South and Stewart. From low tide in soft mud or silt, from 0-376m
  • Solemya puata K. Walton, 2015
    Length 8.8mm, Width 3.1mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    North Island as far south as Hokianga Harbour and White Island. South Island from Chatham Rise south to Fiordland, and off Chatham Islands, from 15-622m
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