Myadora novaezelandiae is a marine bivalve mollusc of the family Myochamidae.[2][3] It is endemic to New Zealand.[3]
| Myadora novaezelandiae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Family: | Myochamidae |
| Genus: | Myadora |
| Species: | M. novaezelandiae
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| Binomial name | |
| Myadora novaezelandiae E. A. Smith, 1881[1]
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Myodora novaezealandiae E. A. Smith, 1881 | |
Description
editThe shell measures about 8×9 mm (0.31×0.35 in) in length and width. One valve is clearly convex whereas the other valve is slightly concave.[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] – 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 novaezelandiae E. A. Smith, 1881". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Myadora novaezelandiae E.A smith, 1880". New Zealand Organisms Register (NZOR). Retrieved 28 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
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