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Taxonomy
Family:
LIMIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Pteriomorphia (Subclass)
> Limida (Order)
> Limoidea (Superfamily)
> Limidae (Family)
> Limaria (Genus)
> orientalis (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Lima marwicki Powell, 1926
=Lima orientalis Adams & Reeve, 1850
=Limaria delicatula (Iredale, 1939)
=Limaria marwicki (Powell, 1926)
=Promantellum delicatule Iredale, 1939
=Promantellum noverca Iredale, 1939
=Promantellum parafragile Iredale, 1939
Images: Limaria orientalis (Adams & Reeve, 1850)
Dredged in dead Scallop shells, Mahurangi, Auckland, NZ. 26mm. © rights reserved
Under rocks at low tide, Whangarei Heads, Northland, NZ. 25mm. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family:
LIMIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Pteriomorphia (Subclass)
> Limida (Order)
> Limoidea (Superfamily)
> Limidae (Family)
> Limaria (Genus)
> orientalis (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Lima marwicki Powell, 1926
=Lima orientalis Adams & Reeve, 1850
=Limaria delicatula (Iredale, 1939)
=Limaria marwicki (Powell, 1926)
=Promantellum delicatule Iredale, 1939
=Promantellum noverca Iredale, 1939
=Promantellum parafragile Iredale, 1939
Details: Limaria orientalis (Adams & Reeve, 1850)
Size/Grows to:
Length 36mm, Width 24mm
Distribution:
Southern Norfolk Ridge, NW of Cape Reinga, north-eastern North Island and far northern South Island. Also Japan and South Australia. Under stones from low tide, from 0-103m
Type Data:
  • Philippine Islands, (holotype)
Notes:
File Shell, Marine, Native - Non-endemic
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References and Publications
  • Marshall, B.A., Spencer, H.G. 2013 Comments on some taxonomic changes affecting marine Bivalvia of the New Zealand region recently introduced in Huber's Compendium of bivalves, with some additional taxonomic changes, Molluscan Research, 33(1) (p.43)
  • Walton, K. Nov/2011 Recent additions to the checklist of Marine Mollusca from Wellington Harbour and approaches, Cookia, 23 (p.12)
  • Huber, M. 2010 Compendium of Bivalves 1, ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany (p.637)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.383)
  • Lamb, D. Jul/1978 Limaria orientalis, Poirieria, 9(5)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1974 New Zealand Molluscan Systematics with Descriptions of New Species: Part 8, Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 11 (p.203)
  • Jul/1972 A newcomer on the local scene - Limaria orientalis, Poirieria, 6(4)

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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