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Taxonomy
Family:
THYASIRIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Lucinida (Order)
> Thyasiroidea (Superfamily)
> Thyasiridae (Family)
> Prothyasira (Genus)
> peregrina (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Prothyasira peroniana peregrina Iredale, 1930
=Thyasira (Thyasira) peregrina (Iredale, 1930)
=Thyasira peregrina (Iredale, 1930)
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Taxonomy
Family:
THYASIRIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Lucinida (Order)
> Thyasiroidea (Superfamily)
> Thyasiridae (Family)
> Prothyasira (Genus)
> peregrina (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Prothyasira peroniana peregrina Iredale, 1930
=Thyasira (Thyasira) peregrina (Iredale, 1930)
=Thyasira peregrina (Iredale, 1930)
Details: Prothyasira peregrina (Iredale, 1930)
Size/Grows to:
Height 10mm, Width 8.5mm
Distribution:
North, South, Stewart, Auckland and Chatham Islands, and Mernoo Bank, from 9-660m
Type Data:
  • 33 metres, Port Pegasus, Stewart Island, 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.386)
  • Iredale, T. 1930 More notes on the marine Mollusca of New South Wales, Records of the Australian Museum, 17(9) (p.393) 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