Myadora boltoni
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| Myadora boltoni E. A. Smith, 1880 |
Myadora boltoni is a bivalve mollusc of the family Myochamidae, endemic to New Zealand and commonly found buried in fine silty sand at low tide and in shallow water.
The shell is of transversely-elongate shape and almost smooth, with concentric corrugations being numerous, very fine, and somewhat irregular.
Height is up to 9.5 mm, length 15 mm, and thickness 3.5 mm.
[edit] References
- Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
