Linucula hartvigiana
| Linucula hartvigiana | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Nuculida |
| Family: | Nuculidae |
| Genus: | Linucula |
| Species: | L. hartvigiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Linucula hartvigiana (Dohrn, 1864)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
| Nucula hartvigiana Dohrn, 1864 | |
Linucula hartvigiana, commonly known as clam nut or nut shell, is a bivalve mollusc.[2][3] Linucula hartvigiana has a brown oval shell and grows up to 6-8mm in width.[2][3] Linucula hartvigiana is found in unpolluted subtidal and intertidal muddy-sand habitats throughout New Zealand.[3]
References
- ^ Webster, W.H. (1908). "Additions to the New Zealand fauna". Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. 40: 254–259.
- ^ a b Spurgeon, Andrew (2020). "Linucula hartvigiana". New Zealand Mollusca. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
- ^ a b c Singleton, Nathan (2010). Regional Estuary Monitoring Programme (REMP) Data Report: Benthic Macrofauna Communities and Sediments – July 2007 to April 2008 (Report). Waikato Regional Council. Retrieved 2021-02-18.