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Taxonomy
Family:
PERIPLOMATIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Anomalodesmata (Superorder)
> Thracioidea (Superfamily)
> Periplomatidae (Family)
> Pendaloma (Genus)
> micans (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Takashia F.R. Bernard, 1989
Synonymised Names:
=Periploma micans Hedley, 1901
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Taxonomy
Family:
PERIPLOMATIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Anomalodesmata (Superorder)
> Thracioidea (Superfamily)
> Periplomatidae (Family)
> Pendaloma (Genus)
> micans (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Takashia F.R. Bernard, 1989
Synonymised Names:
=Periploma micans Hedley, 1901
Details: Pendaloma micans (Hedley, 1901)
Distribution:
North Island and north-eastern and south-western South Island, from 64-786m
Type Data:
  • 82 metres, off New South Wales, Australia, (holotype)
Notes:
Marine, Native - Non-endemic
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References and Publications
  • Marshall, B.A. 2002 Some Recent Thraciidae, Periplomatidae, Myochamidae, Cuspidariidae and Spheniopsidae (Anomalodesmata) from the New Zealand region and referral of Thracia reinga Crozier, 1966 and Scintillona benthicola Dell, 1956 to Tellimya Brown, 1827 (Montacutidae) (Mollusca : Bivalvia), Molluscan Research, 22 (p.244)
  • Hedley, C. 1901 Some new or unfigured Australian shells, Records of the Australian Museum, 4 (p.25) 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