Linucula hartvigiana

Linucula hartvigiana
Scientific classification Edit this 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

  1. ^ Webster, W.H. (1908). "Additions to the New Zealand fauna". Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. 40: 254–259.
  2. ^ a b Spurgeon, Andrew (2020). "Linucula hartvigiana". New Zealand Mollusca. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
  3. ^ 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.


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