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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
CARDITIDAE: CUNINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Heterodonta (Subclass)
> Archiheterodonta (Infraclass)
> Carditida (Order)
> Carditoidea (Superfamily)
> Carditidae (Family)
> Cuninae (Subfamily)
> Cuna (Genus)
> manawatawhia (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Mesocuna Laseron, 1953
=Particondyla Laseron, 1953
=Volupicuna Iredale, 1936
Images: Cuna manawatawhia (Powell, 1937)
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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
CARDITIDAE: CUNINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Heterodonta (Subclass)
> Archiheterodonta (Infraclass)
> Carditida (Order)
> Carditoidea (Superfamily)
> Carditidae (Family)
> Cuninae (Subfamily)
> Cuna (Genus)
> manawatawhia (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Mesocuna Laseron, 1953
=Particondyla Laseron, 1953
=Volupicuna Iredale, 1936
Details: Cuna manawatawhia (Powell, 1937)
Size/Grows to:
Width 2.6mm, Height 2.9mm
Distribution:
Middlesex and King Banks, Three Kings Islands, Cape Reinga and north-eastern North Island as far south as Karikari Peninsula, from 28-805m
Type Data:
  • 90 metres, off Three Kings 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.411)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1937 New Species of Marine Mollusca from New Zealand, Discovery Reports, 15 (p.169) 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