Species List for Genus: Tawera
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Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Autobranchia (Subclass) > Heteroconchia (Infraclass) > Euhetrodonta (Subterclass) > Imparidentia (Superorder) > Venerida (Order) > Veneroidea (Superfamily) > Veneridae (Family) > Tawera (Genus)
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- 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
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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