Myadora antipodum is a marine bivalve mollusc of the family Myochamidae.[2][3] It is endemic to New Zealand.[3]
| Myadora antipodum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Family: | Myochamidae |
| Genus: | Myadora |
| Species: | M. antipodum
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| Binomial name | |
| Myadora antipodum E. A. Smith, 1881
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Myodora antipodum E. A. Smith, 1881[1] | |
Description
editThe shell measures about 9×13 mm (0.35×0.51 in) by length and width. One valve is moderately 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 [585] – 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 antipodum E. A. Smith, 1881". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Myadora antipodum 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