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  • Bivalves described in 1843
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    Cardita distorta

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    Cardita distorta
    Scientific classification Edit this classification
    Domain: Eukaryota
    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Mollusca
    Class: Bivalvia
    Order: Carditida
    Superfamily: Carditoidea
    Family: Carditidae
    Genus: Cardita
    Species:
    C. distorta
    Binomial name
    Cardita distorta
    Reeve, 1843
    Synonyms

    Cardita aoteana Finlay, 1926[1]

    Cardita distorta, or the dog's foot cockle, is a bivalve mollusc of the family Carditidae, endemic to New Zealand including the Chatham Islands and southern offshore islands. It is found from low tide to depths of approximately 185 m.

    References

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    • Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
    • Glen Pownall, New Zealand Shells and Shellfish, Seven Seas Publishing Pty Ltd, Wellington, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-85467-054-8
    1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Cardita aoteana Finlay, 1926". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
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