Myllita stowei

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Myllita stowei
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Myllita stowei observed on Takapuna Beach, New Zealand
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Galeommatida
Family: Lasaeidae
Genus: Myllita
Species:
M. stowei
Binomial name
Myllita stowei
(Hutton, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Myllita (Zemyllita) stowei
  • Pythina stoweiHutton, [1873]
  • Zemyllita stowei

Myllita stowei is a species of bivalve, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Lasaeidae. [1] It was first described as Pythina stowei by Frederick Wollaston Hutton in 1873, and recategorised as Myllita stowei in 1913 by Henry Suter. It is endemic to the waters of New Zealand.

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Description

Myllita stowei observed near the Westhaven Marina, New Zealand Myllita stowei in Westhaven.jpg
Myllita stowei observed near the Westhaven Marina, New Zealand

Myllita stowei has an elongated appearance relative to other Lasaeidae species, and has divaricating ridges on the exterior shell. The species reaches up to 15 millimetres in length and 9 millimetres in height. [2] [3] Shells of the species have between eight and nine divaricating ribs along the shell. [4] The foot is pear-shaped and white in colour. [4]

Distribution

The species is Endemic to New Zealand. [1] Myllita stowei is uncommonly found around central and northern New Zealand, [2] and less commonly around the South Island. [4]

The bivalve is typically attached to the undersides of intertidal boulders. [2] It is more commonly discovered as a shell, with living specimens being extremely rare finds. [4] [5]

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References

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