Austrovenus northlandica
| Austrovenus northlandica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Family: | Veneridae |
| Genus: | Austrovenus |
| Species: | †A. northlandica |
| Binomial name | |
| †Austrovenus northlandica Eagle, 2000 | |
Austrovenus northlandica is an extinct species of marine bivalve that belongs to the family Veneridae (Venus clams).[1] This species lived in Auckland, New Zealand during the Early Miocene epoch.[2]
This species was described in the year 2000 by Michael K. Eagle (M. K. Eagle), a paleontologist from New Zealand.[1]
References
- 1 2 "MolluscaBase - Austrovenus northlandica Eagle, 2000 †". www.molluscabase.org. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
- ↑ Eagle, Michael K. (1999). "Six New Fossil Bivalves from the Early Miocene of Auckland and Northland, New Zealand". Records of the Auckland Museum. 36: 141–168. ISSN 1174-9202.