Species List for Family: Veneridae
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- Austrovenus stutchburyi (W. Wood, 1828)
Width 60mm, Height 54mm. with records over 80mm
Cockle, Marine, Endemic
North, South, Stewart and Chatham Islands
ACFMAnE.
- Bassina yatei (Gray, 1835)
Width 66mm, Height 50mm
Frilled Venus Shell, Marine, Endemic
North, South and Stewart Island
ACFE.
- Dosina mactracea (Broderip in Broderip & G.B. Sowerby, 1835)
Width 70mm, Height 52mm
Marine, Endemic, Coarse ridges, and rust on surface
North and South Island. From low tide to about 120 metres
ACFE.
- Dosinia anus (Philippi, 1848)
Width 82mm, Height 73mm
Coarse Dosinia, Marine, Endemic
North Island and northern part of South Island
ACE.
- Dosinia greyi Zittel, 1865
Width 50mm, Height 46mm
Marine, Endemic, Coarse sculpture
North Island and northern part of South Island. Dredged in soft mud around 10-15 metres
ACE.
- Dosinia lambata (Gould, 1850)
Width 40mm, Height 35mm
Marine, Endemic, Very fine smooth sculpture. Found on sheltered sandy beaches
North Island and northern part of South Island
ACFE.
- Dosinia maoriana W.R.B. Oliver, 1923
Width 46mm, Height 43mm
Marine, Endemic
North, northern part of South Island and Chatham Islands
ACME.
- Gomphina maorum (E.A. Smith, 1902)
Width 19mm, Height 16mm
Marine, Endemic
Three Kings Islands. Far North and Northland east coast. In beach drift
AE.
- Irus elegans (Deshayes, 1854)
Length 60mm, Height 36mm
Marine, Endemic, Burrows in soft rock
North and South Island
ACFE.
- Irus reflexus (Gray, 1843)
Length 31mm, Height 24mm
Marine, Endemic
North, South Stewart and Chatham Islands. In holes in soft rock
ACFME.
- Leukoma crassicosta (Deshayes, 1835)
Width 60mm, Height 48mm
Marine, Endemic
North, South, Stewart and Chatham Islands
ACFME.
- Notocallista multistriata (Sowerby, 1851)
Width 30mm, Height 22mm
Marine, Endemic
North, South and Stewart Island. Dredged around 10-180 metres
ACFE.
- Tawera marionae Finlay, 1928
Width 33mm, Height 28mm
Marine, Endemic
Off Otago and Chatham Islands
FME.
- Tawera phenax (Finlay, 1930)
Width 58mm, Height 52mm
Marine, Endemic
South Island, off Taiaroa Head, Otago. Snares and Auckland Islands. Dredged around 90-100 metres
FAnE.
- Tawera rosa Powell, 1955
Width 48mm, Height 42mm
Marine, Endemic, Finer sculpture than T. sphaericula, and less inflated
Auckland Islands
AnE. - Tawera sphaericula (Deshayes, 1853)
Width 36mm, Height 35mm
Marine, Endemic, Coarse concentric ridges. Bluntly rounded beaks, very thick and solid
Auckland Islands, dredged 15-65 metres
AnE.
- Tawera spissa (Deshayes, 1835)
Width 34mm, Height 27mm
Marine, Common on sandy beaches. Highly variable patterns, usually zigzags or streaks
North, South, Stewart and Chatham Islands
ACFM
- Venerupis largillierti (Philippi, 1849)
Width 75mm, Height 56mm
Marine, Endemic
North, South, Stewart, Chathams, Auckland and Campbell Islands
ACFMAnE.
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
E =
Endemic
I =
Introduced
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil
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