Cleidothaerus

Cleidothaerus albidus is a bivalve mollusc of the family Cleidothaeridae, the only member of its genus and family. It is endemic to southeast Australia and the North Island of New Zealand, including the Chatham Islands.

Cleidothaerus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Superfamily:	Myochamoidea
Family:	Cleidothaeridae Hedley, 1918
Genus:	Cleidothaerus Stutchbury, 1830
Species:	C. albidus
Binomial name
Cleidothaerus albidus (Lamarck, 1819)

References

• Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
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