Myadora subrostrata
Appearance
Myadora subrostrata | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Family: | Myochamidae |
Genus: | Myadora |
Species: | M. subrostrata
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Binomial name | |
Myadora subrostrata E. A. Smith, 1881
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Synonyms[2] | |
Myodora subrostrata E. A. Smith, 1881[1] |
Myadora subrostrata is a marine bivalve mollusc of the family Myochamidae.[2][3] It is endemic to New Zealand.[3]
Description
[edit]The shell measures about 14×18 mm (0.55×0.71 in) by length and width. One valve is moderately convex whereas the other valve is flat.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Smith, Edgar Albert (1881). "On the genus Myodora of Gray". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1880: 578–587 [584–585] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ a b Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2024). "Myadora subrostrata E. A. Smith, 1881". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Myadora subrostrata E.A smith, 1880". New Zealand Organisms Register (NZOR). Retrieved 30 June 2024.
Further reading
[edit]- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1