Zemysia zelandica is a species of medium-sized marine bivalve mollusc in the family Ungulinidae.[1][2] It is endemic to the waters off New Zealand[1][2][3] and occurs at depths down to 90 m (300 ft).[2]
Zemysia zelandica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Venerida |
Superfamily: | Ungulinoidea |
Family: | Ungulinidae |
Genus: | Zemysia |
Species: | Z. zelandica
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Binomial name | |
Zemysia zelandica (Gray, 1835)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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References
edit- ^ a b c 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). "Zemysia zelandica (J. E. Gray, 1835)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ a b c Palomares ML, Pauly D, eds. (2024). "Zemysia zelandica" in SeaLifeBase. August 2024 version.
- ^ Felaniella zelandica (Gray, 1835) in New Zealand Organisms Register (NZOR)
Further reading
edit- Powell A. W. B., William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
- Morley, M. S., Photographic Guide to Seashells of New Zealand, New Holland Publishers (NZ) Ltd, 2004 ISBN 1-86966-044-7