Husbandry
Neothyris lenticularis (Deshayes, 1839)
The brachiopods are commonly known as Lamp shells.Lamp shells has a dorsal and ventral shell.Their feeding organ are the ciliated lophophores.
The apricot brachiopod Neothyris lenticularis can be found to depth of 3 - 500 m. This species is the largest brachiopod in New Zealand, often found on oyster beds, but also such as rock platforms, walls and sandy rubble.
Size : 41 mm in length, 33 mm width,20 heigh
Synonyme:
Neothyris compressa
Neothyris dawsoni
Neothyris parva
The brachiopods are commonly known as Lamp shells.Lamp shells has a dorsal and ventral shell.Their feeding organ are the ciliated lophophores.
The apricot brachiopod Neothyris lenticularis can be found to depth of 3 - 500 m. This species is the largest brachiopod in New Zealand, often found on oyster beds, but also such as rock platforms, walls and sandy rubble.
Size : 41 mm in length, 33 mm width,20 heigh
Synonyme:
Neothyris compressa
Neothyris dawsoni
Neothyris parva
