Species List for Subfamily: Bathymodiolinae
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Subfamily: Bathymodiolinae
- Adipicola osseocola (Dell, 1987)
Length 24mm, Height 10mm
Marine, Native - Endemic
Chatham Rise and south-eastern South Island. On whale skulls, from 583-900m
- Bathymodiolus manusensis Hashimoto & Furuta, 2007
Vent Mussel, Marine
Kermadec Ridge, SSW of Tonga, Monowai Caldera, from 1038-1143m
- Benthomodiolus lignocola Dell, 1987
Marine, Native - Endemic
North Island and Chatham Rise. On bored logs, from 545-1174m
- Gigantidas gladius B.A. Marshall, 2003
Length 316mm, Height 54mm
Giant Vent Mussel, Marine, Native - Endemic
Submarine volcanoes, Kermadec Ridge and south-eastern North Island, from 312-884m
- Gigantidas tangaroa (Cosel & B.A. Marshall, 2003)
Length 200mm
Marine, Native - Endemic
South-eastern North Island, from active submarine volcanoes. Off Cape Turnagain, from 819-920m
- Idas japonicus (Habe, 1976)
Marine, Native - Non-endemic
Southwest Pacific, benthic. Bay of Plenty, NZ, from 1075-1100m
- Idas washingtonius (F.R. Bernard, 1978)
Marine, Native - Non-endemic
Southwest Pacific, benthic. North and South Islands and Chatham Rise, from 490-1549m - Terua arcuatilis (Dell, 1995)
Length 30mm, Height 8mm
Marine, Native - Endemic
Challenger Plateau, Chatham Rise and N of Auckland Islands. On whale bone, from 379-1242m
- Vulcanidas insolatus B.A. Marshall, 2010
Length 178mm, Width 92mm
Marine, Native - Endemic, Near active volcanic venting sites
Kermadec Ridge. Macauley Caldera and Giggenback volcano, from 160-332m
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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