Philobrya meleagrina

Philobrya meleagrina is a small saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Philobryidae.

Philobrya meleagrina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Arcida
Family: Philobryidae
Genus: Philobrya
Species:
P. meleagrina
Binomial name
Philobrya meleagrina
(Bernard, 1896)
Synonyms

Hochstetteria meleagrina Bernard, 1896

Distribution

This species is endemic to New Zealand, found around Stewart Island, The Snares, the Chatham Islands, and the southern part of the South Island.

Habitat

This species is found at depths of between 65 and 90 m.

The maximum shell height is 2.5 mm, width 2.5 mm, and thickness 1.1 mm.

The species was first described without accompanying figures by Felix Bernard under the name Hochstetteria meleagrina Bernard, 1896. One year later the same author transferred it to the genus Philobrya and supplied drawings.

The type specimens were dredged by Henri Filhol (1876) from sandy bottom at 35 fathoms (ca. 64 m) depth, in the vicinity of Stewart Island (around 46º50’S and 167º50’E). The types are housed at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris, France.

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References
    • Bernard, F. 1896. Diagnoses de coquilles nouvelles de Lamellibranches (genre Condylocardia et Hochstetteria). Bulletin des Naturalistes du Muséum 2: [pp to come soon]
    • Bernard, F. 1897. Études comparatives sur la coquille des Lamellibranches. Les genres Philobrya et Hochstetteria. Journal de Conchyliologie 1: 1-47.
    • Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
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