Biology:Myadora subrostrata

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Short description: Species of bivalve

Myadora subrostrata
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Family: Myochamidae
Genus: Myadora
Species:
M. subrostrata
Binomial name
Myadora subrostrata
E. A. Smith, 1881
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

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

Further reading

  • Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1

Wikidata ☰ Q3014685 entry