Revised descriptions of New Zealand Cenozoic Mollusca from Beu and Maxwell (1990)
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  (Pl. 52f): Melliteryx furtiva Laws, 1950; topotype, GS3528, R11/f7014, Otahuhu Brewery well, Auckland (Waipipian) |
  (Pl. 52i,j): Melliteryx furtiva Laws, 1950; topotype, GS3528, R11/f7014, Otahuhu Brewery well, Auckland (Waipipian) (i, right hinge; j, left hinge). |
 (Pl. 52k): Melliteryx furtiva Laws, 1950; topotype, GS3528, R11/f7014, Otahuhu Brewery well, Auckland (Waipipian) |
Beu & Maxwell (1990): Chapter 17; p. 374; pl. 52 f,i,j,k.
Classification: Lasaeidae
Description: Length 2.2-3.3 mm, elliptical or subtrigonal, strongly inflated. Sculpture of numerous minute, shallow pits (punctae) in addition to commarginal grooves and ridges. Each valve with a minute cardinal tooth, an internal resilifer, and both anterior and posterior lateral teeth. No pallial sinus.
Comparison: The only named extant New Zealand species, Melliteryx parva (Deshayes, 1856), occurs in shallow water, down to about 90 m.
Distribution: Waitakian-Recent, New Zealand; Recent, south-eastern Australia.
Cite this publication as: "A.G. Beu and J.I. Raine (2009). Revised
descriptions of New Zealand Cenozoic Mollusca from Beu and Maxwell (1990). GNS
Science miscellaneous series no. 27."
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