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Taxonomy
Family:
VENERIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Venerida (Order)
> Veneroidea (Superfamily)
> Veneridae (Family)
> Tawera (Genus)
> rosa (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Plurigens Finlay, 1930
Synonymised Names:
=Chamelea rosa (Powell, 1955)
Images: Tawera rosa Powell, 1955
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Taxonomy
Family:
VENERIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Venerida (Order)
> Veneroidea (Superfamily)
> Veneridae (Family)
> Tawera (Genus)
> rosa (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Plurigens Finlay, 1930
Synonymised Names:
=Chamelea rosa (Powell, 1955)
Details: Tawera rosa Powell, 1955
Size/Grows to:
Width 48mm, Height 42mm
Distribution:
Auckland Islands
Type Data:
  • Auckland Islands, NZ, (holotype, paratype)
  • Auckland Islands, NZ, (topotype)
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
Description:
Finer sculpture than Tawera sphaericula, and less inflated

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References and Publications
  • Marshall, B.A., Spencer, H.G. 2013 Comments on some taxonomic changes affecting marine Bivalvia of the New Zealand region recently introduced in Huber's Compendium of bivalves, with some additional taxonomic changes, Molluscan Research, 33(1) (p.45)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.424)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1955 Mollusca of the southern islands of New Zealand., Department of Scientific and Industrial Research Cape Expedition Series Bulletin, 15 (p.41) 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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