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