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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)
> minutissima (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
Synonymised Names:
=Gaimardia (Progaimardia) minutissima (Iredale, 1908) accepted, alternate representation
=Modiolarca minutissima Iredale, 1908
Images: Gaimardia minutissima (Iredale, 1908)
Collected on seaweed, Karitane Beach, Otago, NZ. 1.4mm
Taxonomy
Family:
GAIMARDIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Gaimardioidea (Superfamily)
> Gaimardiidae (Family)
> Gaimardia (Genus)
> minutissima (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
Synonymised Names:
=Gaimardia (Progaimardia) minutissima (Iredale, 1908) accepted, alternate representation
=Modiolarca minutissima Iredale, 1908
Details: Gaimardia minutissima (Iredale, 1908)
Size/Grows to:
Width 2mm, Height 2mm
Distribution:
Eastern South Island and Stewart Island. On seaweed at low tide, from 0-42m
Type Data:
  • Cape Saunders, Otago Peninsula, 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.421)
  • Iredale, T. 1908 Notes on some New Zealand marine molluscs, Transactions of the New Zealand Institute, 40 (p.387) 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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