Species List for Family: Mytilidae
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- Arcuatula senhousia Benson, 1842
Length 36mm, Height 16mm
Asian Mussel, Marine, Non-indigenous
Worldwide. Northland, New Zealand. Clustered in dense masses in muddy harbours
A
- Xenostrobus neozelanicus (Iredale, 1915)
Length 34mm, Height 16mm
Little Black Mussel, Marine
North, South and Stewart Island. Snares and Auckland Islands. Also Western Australia. On open coasts at low tide
ACFAn
- Xenostrobus securis (Lamarck, 1819)
Length 35mm, Height 17mm
Marine
North, South and Chatham Islands. Also Western Australia to Queensland. Estuarine areas
ACFM
- Adipicola osseocola (Dell, 1987)
Length 24mm, Height 10mm
Marine, Native - Endemic
North of Chatham Islands. On whale skull 880-882 metres
M
- Bathymodiolus manusensis Hashimoto & Furuta, 2007
Vent Mussel, Marine
Kermadec Ridge, SSW of Tonga, Monowai Caldera, 1143 metres
K
- Benthomodiolus lignocola Dell, 1987
Marine, Native - Endemic
Off White Island, down to Chatham Islands. On bored logs
ACM
- Gigantidas gladius B.A. Marshall, 2003
Length 316mm, Height 54mm
Giant Vent Mussel, Marine, Native - Endemic
Submarine volcanoes, Southern Kermadec Ridge, 216-755 metres
K
- Gigantidas tangaroa (Cosel & Marshall, 2003)
Length 200mm
Marine, Native - Endemic
Off SE North Island, from active submarine volcanoes around 920-1205 metres. Off Cape Turnagain
C
- Terua arcuatilis (Dell, 1995)
Length 30mm, Height 8mm
Marine, Native - Endemic
Chatham Rise and Challenger Plateau. On whale bone from 550-1100 metres
CM
- Vulcanidas insolatus B.A. Marshall, 2010
Length 178mm, Width 92mm
Marine, Native - Endemic, Near active volcanic venting sites
Kermadec Ridge. Macauley Caldera and Giggenback volcano, 140-504 metres
K
- Rhomboidella radians (Suter, 1908)
Height 6mm, Width 4.2mm
Marine, Native - Endemic
North Island. Three Kings Islands to Bay of Plenty
A - Dacrydium pelseneeri Hedley, 1906
Width 1.5mm, Height 2.2mm
Marine, Native - Endemic
Off Three Kings Islands, off Northland to East Cape
AF
- Zelithophaga truncata (Gray, 1843)
Length 50mm, Height 15mm
Marine, Native - Endemic
North and South Islands. Boring into soft rock
ACF
- Aulacomya maoriana (Iredale, 1915)
Length 60mm, Width 30mm
Ribbed Mussel, Marine, Native - Endemic
Lower North Island, South, Stewart, Chathams, Bounty, Auckland and Campbell Islands. Also off North Cape and Three Kings Islands
ACFMAn
- Modiolus areolatus (Gould, 1850)
Length 115mm, Width 70mm
Marine
North, South Stewart, Chatham, Bounty, Auckland and Campbell Islands
ACFMAn
- Gregariella barbata (Reeve, 1858)
Length 11mm, Width 5mm
Marine
North, South and Chatham Islands. Also Western Australia to New South Wales
KACM
- Musculus impactus (Hermann, 1782)
Length 47mm, Width 28mm
Nesting Mussel, Marine
North, South, Stewart and Chatham Islands. In clumps under rocks below low tide
ACFM
- Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819
Length 150mm, Width 63mm
Blue Mussel, Marine
North, South, Stewart, Chatham, Auckland and Campbell Islands
ACFMAn
- Perna canaliculus (Gmelin, 1791)
Length commonly up to 160mm, with records over 240mm
Green Mussel, Green Lipped Mussel, Kutai, Marine, Native - Endemic
North, South, Stewart and Chatham Islands
ACF
Key to 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
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