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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
CARDIIDAE: LAEVICARDIINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Cardiida (Order)
> Cardioidea (Superfamily)
> Cardiidae (Family)
> Laevicardiinae (Subfamily)
> Pratulum (Genus)
> pulchellum (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Nemocardium (Pratulum) Iredale, 1924
Synonymised Names:
=Cardium exstriatulum Sacco, 1899
=Cardium neozelandicum Deshayes, 1857
=Cardium pulchellum Gray, 1843
=Cardium striatulum G.B. Sowerby II, 1834
Images: Pratulum pulchellum (Gray, 1843)
Dredged in shallow water in Whangarei Harbour, Northland, NZ. 19mm. © rights reserved
In beach drift, Karikari Beach, Northland, NZ. 15mm. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
CARDIIDAE: LAEVICARDIINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Cardiida (Order)
> Cardioidea (Superfamily)
> Cardiidae (Family)
> Laevicardiinae (Subfamily)
> Pratulum (Genus)
> pulchellum (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Nemocardium (Pratulum) Iredale, 1924
Synonymised Names:
=Cardium exstriatulum Sacco, 1899
=Cardium neozelandicum Deshayes, 1857
=Cardium pulchellum Gray, 1843
=Cardium striatulum G.B. Sowerby II, 1834
Details: Pratulum pulchellum (Gray, 1843)
Size/Grows to:
Width 32mm, Height 27mm
Distribution:
King Bank, Three Kings, North, South, Stewart, Snares, Auckland, Campbell and Chatham Islands, Pukaki Rise and Chatham Rise, from 0-549m
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.413)
  • Gray, J.E. 1843 Catalogue of the species of Mollusca and their shells, which have hitherto been recorded as found at New Zealand, with the description of some lately discovered species, Travels in New Zealand; with contributions to the geography, geology, botany, and natural history of that country, 2 (p.252) 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
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