Cardita aoteana Finlay, 1927
Dog's foot cockle
Dog's foot cockle
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Family:  Carditidae (carditas)
Max. size: 
Environment:  benthic; marine
Distribution:  Southwest Pacific: New Zealand.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:  Known from Aupourian - Kaipara Harbour, north around North Cape, encompassing the Three Kings Islands and south to East Cape. Also in Cookian - Lower North Island and the northern part of the South Island. And south to Forsterian - Otago, Fiordland and Stewart Island. On Moriorian - Chatham Islands. To Antipodean - Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand (Ref. 8121). C: Ref. 8121; O: Ref. 89373.

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