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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)
> Rhinoclama (Genus)
> trailli (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Cuspidaria (Rhinoclama) Dall & E. A. Smith, 1886
=Leiomya (Rhinoclama) Dall & E. A. Smith, 1886
=Neaera (Rhinomya) A. Adams, 1864
=Rhinoclama (Rhinoclama) Dall & E. A. Smith, 1886
=Rhinomya A. Adams, 1864
Synonymised Names:
=Cuspidaria trailli (Hutton, 1873)
=Neaera trailli Hutton, 1873 (basionym)
Images: Rhinoclama trailli (Hutton, 1873)
Dredged off Whangarei Heads, Northland. 19mm. © rights reserved
Dredged off Whangarei Heads, Northland. 19mm. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family:
CUSPIDARIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Anomalodesmata (Superorder)
> Cuspidarioidea (Superfamily)
> Cuspidariidae (Family)
> Rhinoclama (Genus)
> trailli (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Cuspidaria (Rhinoclama) Dall & E. A. Smith, 1886
=Leiomya (Rhinoclama) Dall & E. A. Smith, 1886
=Neaera (Rhinomya) A. Adams, 1864
=Rhinoclama (Rhinoclama) Dall & E. A. Smith, 1886
=Rhinomya A. Adams, 1864
Synonymised Names:
=Cuspidaria trailli (Hutton, 1873)
=Neaera trailli Hutton, 1873 (basionym)
Details: Rhinoclama trailli (Hutton, 1873)
Size/Grows to:
Width 20mm, Height 12mm
Distribution:
Middlesex Bank, and Three Kings, North, South, Stewart and Auckland Islands, from 11-446m
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)
  • Hutton, F.W. 1873 Catalogue of the Marine Mollusca of New Zealand, with diagnoses of the species, Dominion Museum (NZ) (p.62) 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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