Biology:Atrina zelandica
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Short description: Species of bivalve
| Atrina zelandica | |
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| A partly broken shell of Atrina zelandica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Pteriida |
| Family: | Pinnidae |
| Genus: | Atrina |
| Species: | A. zelandica
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| Binomial name | |
| Atrina zelandica (Gray in Yate, 1835)[1]
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Atrina zelandica, one of several species known as the horse mussel, is a large species of saltwater clam in the family Pinnidae, the pen shells. This species is found around New Zealand.[2]
References
- ↑ Markus Huber (2010). "Atrina zelandica (Gray in Yate, 1835)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=507067.
- ↑ V. J. Cummings; S. F. Thrush; J. E. Hewitt; S. J. Turner (1998). "The influence of the pinnid bivalve Atrina zelandica (Gray) on benthic macroinvertebrate communities in soft-sediment habitats". Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 228 (2): 227–240. doi:10.1016/S0022-0981(98)00028-8.
Wikidata ☰ Q4817562 entry
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