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Taxonomy
Family:
VENERIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Venerida (Order)
> Veneroidea (Superfamily)
> Veneridae (Family)
> Tawera (Genus)
> rosa (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Plurigens Finlay, 1930
Synonymised Names:
=Chamelea rosa (Powell, 1955)
Images: Tawera rosa Powell, 1955
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Taxonomy
Family:
VENERIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Venerida (Order)
> Veneroidea (Superfamily)
> Veneridae (Family)
> Tawera (Genus)
> rosa (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Plurigens Finlay, 1930
Synonymised Names:
=Chamelea rosa (Powell, 1955)
Details: Tawera rosa Powell, 1955
Size/Grows to:
Width 48mm, Height 42mm
Distribution:
Auckland Islands
Geographical Range:
AnE.
Notes:
Marine, Endemic, Finer sculpture than T. sphaericula, and less inflated
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Marshall, B.A., Spencer, H.G. 2013 Comments on some taxonomic changes affecting marine Bivalvia of the New Zealand region recently introduced in Huber's Compendium of bivalves, with some additional taxonomic changes, Molluscan Research, 33(1) (p.45)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.424)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1955 Mollusca of the southern islands of New Zealand., Department of Scientific and Industrial Research Cape Expedition Series Bulletin, 15 (p.41) Original Description

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
E =
Endemic
I =
Introduced
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil
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