Zemysia zelandica

Zemysia zelandica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Superfamily: Ungulinoidea
Family: Ungulinidae
Genus: Zemysia
Species:
Z. zelandica
Binomial name
Zemysia zelandica
(Gray, 1835)
Synonyms[1]
  • Lucina zelandica Gray, 1835
  • Diplodonta zelandica (Gray, 1835)
  • Felaniella zelandica (Gray, 1835)
  • Lucina inculta A. Gould, 1850

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]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c Palomares ML, Pauly D, eds. (2024). "Zemysia zelandica" in SeaLifeBase. August 2024 version.
  3. ^ Felaniella zelandica (Gray, 1835) in New Zealand Organisms Register (NZOR)

Further reading

  • 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