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Species List for Genus: Nucula
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Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Protobranchia (Subclass) > Nuculida (Order) > Nuculoidea (Superfamily) > Nuculidae (Family) > Nucula (Genus)
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  • Genus: Nucula

  • Nucula certisinus Finlay, 1930
    Height 1.6mm, Width 1.8mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    Off Cape Reinga and north-eastern North Island
    A
  • Nucula dunedinensis (Finlay, 1928)
    Height 1.8mm, Width 2mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    South Island from Kaikoura southwards, Stewart Island and Snares Islands
    CFAn
  • Nucula mesembrina (Hedley, 1916)
    Height 1.7mm, Width 2.2mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    Macquarie Island
    An
  • Nucula nitidula A. Adams, 1856
    Height 8mm, Width 8mm, Thickness 4.5mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    Three Kings, North, South and Stewart Islands and Mernoo Bank
    ACFMAn
  • Nucula nitidulaformis Powell, 1971
    Height 4.5mm, Width 4.8mm, Thickness 2.9mm
    Marine
    Bay of Plenty, North Island
    A
  • Nucula rossiana Finlay, 1930
    Width 5.8mm, Height 5mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    South-western South Island, Stewart, Auckland, Campbell and Bounty Islands
    FMAn
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