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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
MACTRIDAE: LUTRARIINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Venerida (Order)
> Mactroidea (Superfamily)
> Mactridae (Family)
> Lutrariinae (Subfamily)
> Lutraria (Genus)
> bruuni (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Lutraria (Psammophila) T. Brown, 1827
=Psammophila T. Brown, 1827
Synonymised Names:
=Lutraria magna (da Costa, 1778) sensu W. R. B. Oliver, 1915 (misapplication)
Images: Lutraria bruuni Powell, 1967
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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
MACTRIDAE: LUTRARIINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Venerida (Order)
> Mactroidea (Superfamily)
> Mactridae (Family)
> Lutrariinae (Subfamily)
> Lutraria (Genus)
> bruuni (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Lutraria (Psammophila) T. Brown, 1827
=Psammophila T. Brown, 1827
Synonymised Names:
=Lutraria magna (da Costa, 1778) sensu W. R. B. Oliver, 1915 (misapplication)
Details: Lutraria bruuni Powell, 1967
Distribution:
Off Kermadec Islands, from 15-83m
Type Data:
  • Off Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands, NZ, (holotype)
  • 75-85 metres, off Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands, NZ, (paratype)
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
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References and Publications
  • Huber, M. 2010 Compendium of Bivalves 1, ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany (p.759)
  • Brook, F.J., Marshall, B.A. 1998 The coastal molluscan fauna of the northern Kermadec Islands, southwest Pacific Ocean, Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 28 (p.213)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1967 Mollusca of the Kermadec Islands. Part 2, Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 6(3) (p.198) 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