Species List for Subfamily: Bathymodiolinae
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- 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
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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