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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
MACTRIDAE: MACTRINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Venerida (Order)
> Mactroidea (Superfamily)
> Mactridae (Family)
> Mactrinae (Subfamily)
> Crassula (Genus)
> aequilatera (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Spisula (Crassula) Marwick, 1948
Synonymised Names:
=Mactra aequilatera Reeve, 1854
=Mactra aequilateralis Deshayes, 1854
=Spisula aequilateralis (Deshayes, 1854)
Images: Crassula aequilatera (Deshayes, 1854)
Bream Bay, Northland, NZ. 48mm. © rights reserved
Bream Bay, Northland, NZ. 48mm. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
MACTRIDAE: MACTRINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Venerida (Order)
> Mactroidea (Superfamily)
> Mactridae (Family)
> Mactrinae (Subfamily)
> Crassula (Genus)
> aequilatera (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Spisula (Crassula) Marwick, 1948
Synonymised Names:
=Mactra aequilatera Reeve, 1854
=Mactra aequilateralis Deshayes, 1854
=Spisula aequilateralis (Deshayes, 1854)
Details: Crassula aequilatera (Deshayes, 1854)
Size/Grows to:
Width 75mm, Height 55mm
Distribution:
North, South and Stewart Island. In shallow water off sandy beaches, from 0-5m
Notes:
Diamond Surf Clam, Triangle Shell, 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.414)

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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