Myadora striata
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| Myadora striata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Family: | Myochamidae |
| Genus: | Myadora |
| Species: | M. striata |
| Binomial name | |
| Myadora striata | |
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Pandora striata Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 | |
Myadora striata is a species of marine bivalve mollusc in the family Myochamidae.[1][2] It is endemic to New Zealand.[2] It is common in the tidal zone of protected sandflats where it is found burrowing with its right, convex valve up. The left valve is flat.[3] It is a large species within its genus.[4]
