Myadora novaezelandiae

Myadora novaezelandiae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Family:	Myochamidae
Genus:	Myadora
Species:	M. novaezelandiae
Binomial name
Myadora novaezelandiae E. A. Smith, 1881[1]
Synonyms[2]
Myodora novaezealandiae E. A. Smith, 1881

Myadora novaezelandiae is a marine bivalve mollusc of the family Myochamidae.[2][3] It is endemic to New Zealand.[3]

Description

The shell measures about 8×9 mm (0.31×0.35 in) in length and width. One valve is clearly convex whereas the other valve is slightly concave.[1]

References

1. Smith, Edgar Albert (1881). "On the genus Myodora of Gray". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1880: 578–587 [584] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
2. 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 novaezelandiae E. A. Smith, 1881". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
3. "Myadora novaezelandiae E.A smith, 1880". New Zealand Organisms Register (NZOR). Retrieved 28 June 2024.

Further reading

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