| Barnea similis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Subclass: | Heterodonta |
| Order: | Myida |
| Superfamily: | Pholadoidea |
| Family: | Pholadidae |
| Genus: | Barnea |
| Species: | B. similis |
| Binomial name | |
| Barnea similis (Gray, 1835) | |
Barnea similis, a rock borer or piddock, is a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Pholadidae.
.JPG')) Barnea similis inside view, showing a shelly projection near the hinge |
References
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
- Glen Pownall, New Zealand Shells and Shellfish, Seven Seas Publishing Pty Ltd, Wellington, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-85467-054-8
- Miller M & Batt G, Reef and Beach Life of New Zealand, William Collins (New Zealand) Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1973