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Taxonomy
Family:
PHILOBRYIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Pteriomorphia (Subclass)
> Arcida (Order)
> Limopsoidea (Superfamily)
> Philobryidae (Family)
> Verticipronus (Genus)
> mytilus (Species)
Images: Verticipronus mytilus Hedley, 1904
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Taxonomy
Family:
PHILOBRYIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Pteriomorphia (Subclass)
> Arcida (Order)
> Limopsoidea (Superfamily)
> Philobryidae (Family)
> Verticipronus (Genus)
> mytilus (Species)
Details: Verticipronus mytilus Hedley, 1904
Size/Grows to:
Height 5.5mm, Width 3.5mm
Distribution:
Western North Island, South, Stewart, Snares, Auckland, Campbell, Antipodes and Bounty Islands, from 0-117m
Type Data:
  • Lyall Bay, Wellington, NZ, (holotype)
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.371)
  • Hedley, C. 1904 Additions to the marine molluscan fauna of New Zealand, Records of the Australian Museum, 5(2) (p.88) 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