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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
TELLINIDAE: MACOMINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Cardiida (Order)
> Tellinoidea (Superfamily)
> Tellinidae (Family)
> Macominae (Subfamily)
> Bartschicoma (Genus)
> gaimardi (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Angulus gaimardi (Iredale, 1915)
=Peronaea gaimardi (Iredale, 1915)
=Tellina (Peronidia) gaimardi Iredale, 1915
=Tellina alba Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 (not W. Wood, 1815 - homonym)
=Tellina gaimardi Iredale, 1915
Images: Bartschicoma gaimardi (Iredale, 1915)
Otaki Beach, in beach drift. 43mm. © rights reserved
Otaki Beach, in beach drift. 43mm. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
TELLINIDAE: MACOMINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Cardiida (Order)
> Tellinoidea (Superfamily)
> Tellinidae (Family)
> Macominae (Subfamily)
> Bartschicoma (Genus)
> gaimardi (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Angulus gaimardi (Iredale, 1915)
=Peronaea gaimardi (Iredale, 1915)
=Tellina (Peronidia) gaimardi Iredale, 1915
=Tellina alba Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 (not W. Wood, 1815 - homonym)
=Tellina gaimardi Iredale, 1915
Details: Bartschicoma gaimardi (Iredale, 1915)
Size/Grows to:
Length 75mm, Height 50mm
Distribution:
North and South Island. Shallow sublittoral, on ocean beaches, from 0-6m
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
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References and Publications
  • Huber, M. 2015 Compendium of Bivalves 2, ConchBooks: Harxheim, Germany (p.617)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.417)
  • Iredale, T. 1915 A Commentary on Suter's "Manual of the New Zealand Mollusca", Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, 47 (p.489) 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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