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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)
> obliquata bountyensis (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Benthocardiella bountyensis Powell, 1933
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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)
> obliquata bountyensis (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Benthocardiella bountyensis Powell, 1933
Details: Benthocardiella obliquata bountyensis Powell, 1933
Size/Grows to:
Width 0.9mm, Height 0.8mm
Distribution:
Campbell, Antipodes and Bounty Islands, from 22-113m
Type Data:
  • 310 metres, off Bounty Islands, 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.409)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1933 Marine Mollusca from the Bounty Islands, Records of the Canterbury Museum, 4 (p.33) 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