Myadora antipodum
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| Myadora antipodum E. A. Smith, 1880 |
Myadora antipodum is a bivalve mollusc of the family Myochamidae, endemic to New Zealand including the Chatham Islands, at depths of between 18 and 200 m.
The shell is small, transversly elongate, broadly truncated behind, and sculptured with bold concentric ridges.
Height is up to 9 mm, width 13 mm, and thickness 2 mm.
[edit] References
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
