Powellina brookesi is a bivalve mollusc of the family Carditidae, endemic to the north east coast of the North Island of New Zealand including Great Barrier Island and the Mercury Islands. It is the only species in the genus Powellina.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Carditida |
| Family: | Carditidae |
| Genus: | Powellina M. Huber, 2010 |
| Species: | P. brookesi
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| Powellina brookesi | |
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References
edit- ^ Finlay, Harold John (1926). A further commentary on New Zealand molluscan systematics. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. 57: 320–485, pls 18–23 [dated 1927, published Dec 1926]., available online at http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_57/rsnz_57_00_003550.html page(s): 459
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Powellina brookesi (Finlay, 1926). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=504937 on 19 July 2024
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Powellina M. Huber, 2010. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=492189 on 19 July 2024
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
Further reading
edit- Huber, M. (2010). Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM.