Myadora biconvexa
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| Myadora biconvexa Powell, 1927 |
Myadora biconvexa is a bivalve mollusc of the family Myochamidae, endemic to south west Otago in New Zealand, at depths of between 180 m and 300 m.
The shell is very small, solid, white, and greatly produced anteriorly. It is weakly concentrically ridged, and the valves are almost equally convex.
Height is up to 2 mm, and length 3 mm.
[edit] References
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
