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Taxonomy
Family:
NUCULIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Protobranchia (Subclass)
> Nuculida (Order)
> Nuculoidea (Superfamily)
> Nuculidae (Family)
> Nucula (Genus)
> certisinus (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Lamellinucula Schenck, 1944
=Nucula (Lamellinucula) Schenck, 1944 accepted, alternate representation
Synonymised Names:
=Deminucula certisinus (Finlay, 1930)
=Nucula (Lamellinucula) certisinus Finlay, 1930 accepted, alternate representation
Images: Nucula certisinus Finlay, 1930
MA70551. Lectotype. Dredged off Doubtless Bay, Northland. © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
MA70551. Lectotype. Dredged off Doubtless Bay, Northland. © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Taxonomy
Family:
NUCULIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Protobranchia (Subclass)
> Nuculida (Order)
> Nuculoidea (Superfamily)
> Nuculidae (Family)
> Nucula (Genus)
> certisinus (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Lamellinucula Schenck, 1944
=Nucula (Lamellinucula) Schenck, 1944 accepted, alternate representation
Synonymised Names:
=Deminucula certisinus (Finlay, 1930)
=Nucula (Lamellinucula) certisinus Finlay, 1930 accepted, alternate representation
Details: Nucula certisinus Finlay, 1930
Size/Grows to:
Height 1.6mm, Width 1.8mm
Distribution:
Off Cape Reinga and north-eastern North Island, from 20-120m
Type Data:
  • 22 metres, Doubtless Bay, NZ, (lectotype)
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
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References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.355)
  • Finlay, H. 1930 Additions to the Recent fauna of New Zealand. No. 3, Transactions of the New Zealand Institute, 61 (p.243) Original Description

NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil
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