Dimya westonensis P. A. Maxwell, 1978
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dimya westonensis P. A. Maxwell, 1978
- Name authority
- P. A. Maxwell, 1978
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Pectinida
- Family
- Dimyidae
- Genus
- Dimya
- Extinction status
- Recorded extinct
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumMollusca
- classBivalvia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassAutobranchia Grobben, 1894
- infraclassPteriomorphia Beurlen, 1944
- orderPectinida Gray, 1854
- superfamilyDimyoidea P. Fischer, 1886
- familyDimyidae P. Fischer, 1886
- genusDimya A. Rouault, 1850
- speciesDimya westonensis P. A. Maxwell, 1978
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dimya. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dimya argentea Dall, 1886 | DimyidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dimya fimbricostata H. E. Vokes, 1979 | DimyidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dimya fragilis Koenen, 1893 | DimyidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Dimya grandis Dall, 1896 | DimyidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Dimya hohndorfi Welle, 1998 | DimyidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Dimya lima Bartsch, 1913 | DimyidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dimya maoria A. W. B. Powell, 1937 | DimyidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dimya mimula Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938 | DimyidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dimya pamplonensis (Carez, 1881) | DimyidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Dimya rahkiensis Eames, 1951 | DimyidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Dimya raulini (Cossmann & Peyrot, 1914) | DimyidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Dimya tigrina F. M. Bayer, 1971 | DimyidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Maxwell, P. A. (1978). Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on some New Zealand Cenozoic Mollusca, with descriptions of new taxa. New Zealand. Journal of Zoology</I, 5: 15–46. https://doi.org/10.1080/03014223.1978.10423743 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:367WC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.