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Taxonomy
Family:
GLYCYMERIDIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Pteriomorphia (Subclass)
> Arcida (Order)
> Arcoidea (Superfamily)
> Glycymerididae (Family)
> Tucetona (Genus)
> laticostata (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Glycymeris (Grandaxinea) Iredale, 1931
=Glycymeris (Tucetona) Iredale, 1939
Synonymised Names:
=Glycymeris magnificens Iredale, 1929
=Pectunculus laticostatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835
=Pectunculus ovatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835
=Pectunculus roseus Reeve, 1843
=Petunculus laticostatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835
=Petunculus ovatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835
Images: Tucetona laticostata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
In beach drift, Bream Bay, Northland, NZ. 64mm. © rights reserved
In beach drift, Bream Bay, Northland, NZ. 64mm. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family:
GLYCYMERIDIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Pteriomorphia (Subclass)
> Arcida (Order)
> Arcoidea (Superfamily)
> Glycymerididae (Family)
> Tucetona (Genus)
> laticostata (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Glycymeris (Grandaxinea) Iredale, 1931
=Glycymeris (Tucetona) Iredale, 1939
Synonymised Names:
=Glycymeris magnificens Iredale, 1929
=Pectunculus laticostatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835
=Pectunculus ovatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835
=Pectunculus roseus Reeve, 1843
=Petunculus laticostatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835
=Petunculus ovatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835
Details: Tucetona laticostata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
Size/Grows to:
Height 124mm, Width 110mm
Distribution:
Middlesex and King Banks, Three Kings Islands, off Cape Reinga, North Island, far northern and far southern South Island, Stewart, Snares and Chatham Islands, and Mernoo Bank, from 0-805m
Notes:
Large Dog Cockle, 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.365)

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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