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Barythaerus biconvexus

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Barythaerus biconvexus
Type specimen of Barythaerus biconvexus from the collections of Te Papa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Family: Thraciidae
Genus: Barythaerus
Species:
B. biconvexus
Binomial name
Barythaerus biconvexus
(Powell, 1927)
Synonyms[1]

Myadora biconvexa Powell, 1927

Barythaerus biconvexus is a marine bivalve mollusc of the family Thraciidae.[1] It is endemic to New Zealand,[2] with records off southern South Island and Stewart Island.[3]

Barythaerus biconvexus measures up to 5.1 mm (0.20 in) in length. It is known from depths between 27–311 m (89–1,020 ft), with live specimens from bryozoan and shell substrates at intermediate depths (55–183 m).[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2024). "Barythaerus biconvexus (A. W. B. Powell, 1927)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Barythaerus biconvexa (Powell, 1927)". New Zealand Organisms Register (NZOR). Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b Marshall, B. A. (2002). "Some Recent Thraciidae, Periplomatidae, Myochamidae, Cuspidariidae and Spheniopsidae (Anomalodesmata) from the New Zealand region and referral of Thracia reinga Crozier, 1966 and Scintillona benthicola Dell, 1956 to Tellimya Brown, 1827 (Montacutidae) (Mollusca: Bivalvia)". Molluscan Research. 22 (3): 221–288. doi:10.1071/MR02011.

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