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Taxonomy
Family:
GAIMARDIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Gaimardioidea (Superfamily)
> Gaimardiidae (Family)
> Gaimardia (Genus)
> forsteriana (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Gaimardia (Gaimardia) A.A. Gould, 1852 accepted, alternate representation
=Gaimardia (Neogaimardia) Odhner, 1924 accepted, alternate representation
=Gaimardia (Progaimardia) Ponder, 1971 accepted, alternate representation
=Neogaimardia Odhner, 1924
=Phaseolicama Rousseau in Hombron & Jacquinot, 1854
Images: Gaimardia forsteriana Finlay, 1927
Holotype, collected Taieri Beach, Otago, NZ (MA70336). 4mm. © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Holotype, collected Taieri Beach, Otago, NZ (MA70336). 4mm. © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Holotype, collected Taieri Beach, Otago, NZ (MA70336). 4mm. © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Holotype, collected Taieri Beach, Otago, NZ (MA70336). 4mm. © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Taxonomy
Family:
GAIMARDIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Gaimardioidea (Superfamily)
> Gaimardiidae (Family)
> Gaimardia (Genus)
> forsteriana (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Gaimardia (Gaimardia) A.A. Gould, 1852 accepted, alternate representation
=Gaimardia (Neogaimardia) Odhner, 1924 accepted, alternate representation
=Gaimardia (Progaimardia) Ponder, 1971 accepted, alternate representation
=Neogaimardia Odhner, 1924
=Phaseolicama Rousseau in Hombron & Jacquinot, 1854
Details: Gaimardia forsteriana Finlay, 1927
Size/Grows to:
Width 4mm, Height 3mm
Distribution:
South-eastern South Island, and Stewart, Campbell and Chatham Islands. Low tide & shallow sublittoral, from 0-55m
Type Data:
  • Taieri Beach, SW of Dunedin, 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.420)
  • Finlay, H. 1926 A Further Commentary on New Zealand Molluscan Systematics, Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 57 (p.456) 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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