Austrovenus
| Austrovenus Temporal range: Middle Pliocene to Recent | |
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| External view of one valve of a shell of Austrovenus stutchburyi | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Veneroida |
| Family: | Veneridae |
| Genus: | Austrovenus Finlay, 1927 |
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Austrovenus is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Veneridae. This genus is native to New Zealand.
Species
Species in the genus Austrovenus include:
- Austrovenus aucklandica Powell, 1932 - Auckland Islands cockle
- Austrovenus stutchburyi (Wood, 1828) - New Zealand cockle, New Zealand little neck clam
References
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
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