Echyridella is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. There are three recognised species in the genus, which all live in the waters of New Zealand. They are collectively known in Māori as kākahi.[2]
| Echyridella | |
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| Echyridella menziesii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Echyridella McMichael & Hiscock, 1958[1] |
Species edit
- Echyridella aucklandica (Gray, 1843)[3]
- Echyridella menziesii (Gray, 1843)[4]
- Echyridella onekaka (Fenwick & Marshall, 2006)[5]
Gallery edit
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References edit
- ^ "Echyridella McMichael & Hiscock, 1958". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ Vennell, Robert (5 October 2022). Secrets of the Sea: The Story of New Zealand's Native Sea Creatures. HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. pp. 38–43. ISBN 978-1-77554-179-0. Wikidata Q114871191.
- ^ "Echyridella aucklandica (J. E. Gray, 1843)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ "Echyridella menziesii (Gray, 1843)". www.NZOR.org.nz. New Zealand Organisms Register. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- ^ Fenwick, Mark C; Marshall, Bruce A (2006). "A new species of Echyridella from New Zealand, and recognition of Echyridella lucasi (Suter, 1905)(Mollusca: Bivalvia: Hyriidae)". Molluscan Research. 26 (2): 69–76.
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