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Taxonomy
Family:
CUSPIDARIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Anomalodesmata (Superorder)
> Cuspidarioidea (Superfamily)
> Cuspidariidae (Family)
> Cardiomya (Genus)
> bruuni (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Cardiomya (Kurodamya) Okutani & Sakurai, 1964
=Cuspidaria (Cardiomya) A. Adams, 1864
=Kurodamya Okutani & Sakurai, 1964
=Neaera (Cardiomya) A. Adams, 1864
=Spathophora Jeffreys, 1882
Images: Cardiomya bruuni Dell, 1956
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Taxonomy
Family:
CUSPIDARIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Anomalodesmata (Superorder)
> Cuspidarioidea (Superfamily)
> Cuspidariidae (Family)
> Cardiomya (Genus)
> bruuni (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Cardiomya (Kurodamya) Okutani & Sakurai, 1964
=Cuspidaria (Cardiomya) A. Adams, 1864
=Kurodamya Okutani & Sakurai, 1964
=Neaera (Cardiomya) A. Adams, 1864
=Spathophora Jeffreys, 1882
Details: Cardiomya bruuni Dell, 1956
Size/Grows to:
Width 14mm, Height 7.8mm
Distribution:
Tasman Sea, Challenger Plateau, from 610-750m
Type Data:
  • 610 metres, SW of Cape Foulwind, NZ, (holotype, paratype)
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.437)
  • Dell, R.K. 1956 Some new off-shore Mollusca from New Zealand., Records of the Dominion Museum, 3(1) (p.34) 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