Myadora striata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835) is a animal in the Myochamidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Myadora striata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)

Myadora striata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)

Myadora striata is an endemic large New Zealand marine bivalve mollusc found in protected tidal sandflats.

Family
Genus
Myadora
Order
Class
Bivalvia

About Myadora striata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)

Myadora striata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835) is a species of marine bivalve mollusc that belongs to the family Myochamidae. This species is endemic to New Zealand. It is commonly found burrowing in the tidal zone of protected sandflats, where it positions itself with its convex right valve facing upward. Its left valve is flat, and it qualifies as a large species within its genus.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Myochamidae Myadora

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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