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Cardita aoteana

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Subclass:	Heterodonta
Order:	Veneroida
Family:	Carditidae
Genus:	Cardita
Species:	C. Molluscs are animals belonging to the phylum Mollusca. There are around 250000 extant Species within the phylum with an estimated 70000 Bivalves are Molluscs belonging to the class Bivalvia. They have two-part shells and typically both valves are symmetrical along the hinge line Heterodonta is a Mollusc subclass in the class Bivalvia and contains the orders † Cycloconchidae, † Hippuritoida (rudists † Lyrodesmatidae The Veneroida or veneroids are an order of Bivalve Molluscs They include some familiar forms such as saltwater Clams and Carditidae is a family of marine Bivalve Clams of the order Veneroida. Cardita is a Genus of marine Bivalve Molluscs in the family Carditidae. aoteana

Binomial name

Cardita aoteana
Finlay, 1927

Cardita aoteana is a bivalve mollusc of the family Carditidae, endemic to New Zealand including the Chatham Islands and southern offshore islands, from low tide to depths of about 185 m. Bivalves are Molluscs belonging to the class Bivalvia. They have two-part shells and typically both valves are symmetrical along the hinge line Molluscs are animals belonging to the phylum Mollusca. There are around 250000 extant Species within the phylum with an estimated 70000 In Biological classification, family ( Latin Carditidae is a family of marine Bivalve Clams of the order Veneroida. Endemism is the Ecological state of being unique to a place Endemic species are not naturally found elsewhere New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The Archipelago of the Chatham Islands ( Rekohu in the Moriori language and Wharekauri in the Māori language) is a territory The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International

The shell is rather large and solid, very inequilateral, narrowly rounded at the short anterior end, and broadly rounded or winged posteriorly. Sculpture consists of about 14 radial ribs, seven from the posterior-dorsal end, large, rounded, and coarsely scaly, the remainder much weaker. Sculpture on a Mollusc shell is whatever natural 3-dimensional ornamentation exists on the outer surface of a shell apart from the basic shape of the shell itself In Anatomy, the dorsum is the upper side of animals that typically run fly or swim in a horizontal position and the back side of animals (like humans that walk upright

Coloration is yellowish-brown to chestnut, and the interior is white.

Length is up to 35 mm, and thickness 22 mm. The Millimetre ( American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to

A similar but smaller species, Cardita brookesi, is found only around the north east coast of the North Island. Cardita brookesi is a Bivalve Mollusc of the family Carditidae, endemic to the north east coast of the North The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island.

References

Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
Glen Pownall, New Zealand Shells and Shellfish, Seven Seas Publishing Pty Ltd, Wellington, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 85467-054-8

Dr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE (4 April 1901 - 1 July 1987 was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and Palaeontologist, a HarperCollins is a Publishing company owned by News Corporation. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar)

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