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Taxonomy
Family:
ARCIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Pteriomorphia (Subclass)
> Arcida (Order)
> Arcoidea (Superfamily)
> Arcidae (Family)
> Anadara (Genus)
> trapezia (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Anadara lischkei (Dunker, 1868)
=Anadara nicholsoni Iredale, 1927
=Anomalocardia lischkei Dunker, 1868
=Arca lobata Reeve, 1844
=Arca trapezia Deshayes, 1839 (original combination)
=Arca trapezia posita Iredale, 1939
=Scapharca lischkei (Dunker, 1868)
Images: Anadara trapezia (Deshayes, 1839)
Fossil in beach drift, Manukau Heads. 39mm. © rights reserved
Fossil in beach drift, Manukau Heads. 39mm. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family:
ARCIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Pteriomorphia (Subclass)
> Arcida (Order)
> Arcoidea (Superfamily)
> Arcidae (Family)
> Anadara (Genus)
> trapezia (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Anadara lischkei (Dunker, 1868)
=Anadara nicholsoni Iredale, 1927
=Anomalocardia lischkei Dunker, 1868
=Arca lobata Reeve, 1844
=Arca trapezia Deshayes, 1839 (original combination)
=Arca trapezia posita Iredale, 1939
=Scapharca lischkei (Dunker, 1868)
Details: Anadara trapezia (Deshayes, 1839)
Size/Grows to:
Length 100mm, Height 66mm
Distribution:
Far North. Spirits Bay. Kohukohu, Hokianga Harbour, and Auckland as subfossil. Also Western Australia to Queensland and Tasmania, Australia, subfossil to recent
Notes:
Marine, Recent, Subfossil, Fossil
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References and Publications
  • van Tiggele, B. Nov/2011 Anadara trapezia, Cookia, 23 (p.17)
  • Lakeman, P. Nov/2011 Anadara trapezia, Cookia, 23 (p.17)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.363)
  • Gardner, N.W. Feb/1975 On a local occurrence of subrecent Anadara trapezia, Poirieria, 7(6)

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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