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Taxonomy
Family:
CONDYLOCARDIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Heterodonta (Subclass)
> Archiheterodonta (Infraclass)
> Carditida (Order)
> Carditoidea (Superfamily)
> Condylocardiidae (Family)
> Benthocardiella (Genus)
> hamatadens (Species)
Images: Benthocardiella hamatadens Powell, 1930
Syntype, collected 1922, of Mangonui Head, Northland, NZ (MA70097). 0.9mm. © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Syntype, collected 1922, of Mangonui Head, Northland, NZ (MA70097). 0.9mm. © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Taxonomy
Family:
CONDYLOCARDIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Heterodonta (Subclass)
> Archiheterodonta (Infraclass)
> Carditida (Order)
> Carditoidea (Superfamily)
> Condylocardiidae (Family)
> Benthocardiella (Genus)
> hamatadens (Species)
Details: Benthocardiella hamatadens Powell, 1930
Size/Grows to:
Width 0.9mm, Height 0.9mm
Distribution:
Three Kings Islands, and north-eastern North Island, as far south as Cape Karikari, from 25-622m
Type Data:
  • 11-18 metres, off Mangonui Head, NZ, (syntype)
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.409)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1930 New species of New Zealand Mollusca from shallow-water Dredgings, Part 2, Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 61 (p.539) 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