Gigantidas gladius
Gigantidas gladius | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Mytilida |
Family: | Mytilidae |
Genus: | Gigantidas |
Species: | G. gladius
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Binomial name | |
Gigantidas gladius Marshall, 2003
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Gigantidas gladius is a species of large, deepwater, hydrothermal vent mussel, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Mytilidae, or mussels.
Distribution and habitat[edit]
These mussels are found around deep-sea hydrothermal vents on the southern Kermadec Ridge, New Zealand. They form dense beds in these sites.
Description[edit]
The shells of this species are up to 30 cm long.
References[edit]
- SeaLifeBase
- Photo
- TePapa Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine