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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
TELLINIDAE: MOERELLINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Cardiida (Order)
> Tellinoidea (Superfamily)
> Tellinidae (Family)
> Moerellinae (Subfamily)
> Moerella (Genus)
> huttoni (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Atlantella Huber, Langleit & Kreipl, 2015
=Donacilla Gray, 1851
=Tellina (Moera) H. & A. Adams, 1856
=Tellina (Moerella) P. Fischer, 1887
Synonymised Names:
=Tellina huttoni E.A. Smith, 1885
=Tellina huttoni var. sterrha Suter, 1913
Images: Moerella huttoni (E.A. Smith, 1885)
Dredged, Bay of Islands, Northland, NZ. 12mm. © rights reserved
Dredged, Bay of Islands, Northland, NZ. 12mm. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
TELLINIDAE: MOERELLINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Cardiida (Order)
> Tellinoidea (Superfamily)
> Tellinidae (Family)
> Moerellinae (Subfamily)
> Moerella (Genus)
> huttoni (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Atlantella Huber, Langleit & Kreipl, 2015
=Donacilla Gray, 1851
=Tellina (Moera) H. & A. Adams, 1856
=Tellina (Moerella) P. Fischer, 1887
Synonymised Names:
=Tellina huttoni E.A. Smith, 1885
=Tellina huttoni var. sterrha Suter, 1913
Details: Moerella huttoni (E.A. Smith, 1885)
Size/Grows to:
Width 17mm, Height 11mm
Distribution:
Western and north-eastern North Island, South, Stewart and Chatham Islands, and Mernoo Bank, from 0-530m
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.417)
  • Smith, E.A. 1885 Report on the Lamellibranchiata collected by HMS Challenger during the years 1873-76, Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76, Zoology, 13 (p.101) 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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