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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
CARDITIDAE: MIODOMERIDINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Heterodonta (Subclass)
> Archiheterodonta (Infraclass)
> Carditida (Order)
> Carditoidea (Superfamily)
> Carditidae (Family)
> Miodomeridinae (Subfamily)
> Pleuromeris (Genus)
> hectori (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Venericardia (Pleuromeris) Conrad, 1867
Images: Pleuromeris hectori Powell, 1938
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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
CARDITIDAE: MIODOMERIDINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Heterodonta (Subclass)
> Archiheterodonta (Infraclass)
> Carditida (Order)
> Carditoidea (Superfamily)
> Carditidae (Family)
> Miodomeridinae (Subfamily)
> Pleuromeris (Genus)
> hectori (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Venericardia (Pleuromeris) Conrad, 1867
Details: Pleuromeris hectori Powell, 1938
Distribution:
Off Cape Reinga and north-eastern North Island as far south as Hawkes Bay, from 15-188m
Notes:
Marine, Recent, Fossil, Native - Endemic
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References and Publications
  • Maxwell, P.A. 2009 Cenozoic Mollusca, New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity, D.P. Gordon (ed), Canterbury University Press: Christchurch, N.Z, 1 (p.236)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1938 A Pliocene molluscan faunule from Castle Point, Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 2 (p.160) 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