Arthritica bifurca is a species of bivalve native to New Zealand.
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| Arthritica bifurca | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Galeommatida |
| Family: | Lasaeidae |
| Genus: | Arthritica |
| Species: | A. bifurca
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| Arthritica bifurca (Webster, 1908)[1]
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Description
editArthritica bifurca is a hermaphroditic bivalve mollusc, with a shell length of approximately 6mm.[2][3] Arthritica bifurca has D-shaped larvae.[4]
Distribution
editArthritica bifurca is found free-living in mud or muddy sand habitats in New Zealand estuaries.[3][4][5]
References
edit- ^ Webster, W.H. (1908). "Additions to the New Zealand fauna". Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. 40: 254–259.
- ^ Chanley, P.; Chanley, M. (1980). "Reproductive biology of Arthritica crassiformis and A. bifurca, two commensal bivalve molluscs (Leptonacea)". New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 14 (1): 31–43. doi:10.1080/00288330.1980.9515840.
- ^ a b Singleton, Nathan (2010). Regional Estuary Monitoring Programme (REMP) Data Report: Benthic Macrofauna Communities and Sediments – July 2007 to April 2008 (Report). Waikato Regional Council. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ a b Booth, J.D. (1979). "Common bivalve larvae from New Zealand: Leptonacea". New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 13 (2): 241–254. doi:10.1080/00288330.1979.9515799.
- ^ Ponder, W.F. (1965). "The biology of the genus Arthritica". Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 6: 75–86.