Species List for Genus: Gigantidas
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Gigantidas (Genus)
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Gigantidas gladius Marshall, 2003
Length 316mm, Height 54mm, Giant Vent Mussel, Marine, Endemic
Submarine volcanoes, Southern Kermadec Ridge, 216-755 metres
KE. Gigantidas tangaroa (Cosel & Marshall, 2003)
Length 200mm, Marine, Endemic
Off SE North Island, from active submarine volcanoes around 920-1205 metres. Off Cape Turnagain
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