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Species List for Subfamily: Resaniinae
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Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Autobranchia (Subclass) > Heteroconchia (Infraclass) > Euhetrodonta (Subterclass) > Imparidentia (Superorder) > Venerida (Order) > Mactroidea (Superfamily) > Mactridae (Family) > Resaniinae (Subfamily)
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  • Subfamily: Resaniinae

  • Resania lanceolata Gray, 1852
    Length 120mm, Height 57mm
    Lance Mactra, Marine, Native - Endemic
    North and South Islands, as far south as Warrington. Off sandy ocean beaches in shallow water
    ACF
  • Zenatia acinaces (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
    Length 117mm, Height 54mm
    Scimitar Mactra, Marine, Native - Endemic
    North, South and Stewart Islands. Off sandy beaches in shallow water to about 50 metres
    ACF
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