Parilimya waitotarana

In the original description, Powell described the species as follows: The holotype of the species has a height of , a length of , and a thickness of for a single valve (left). It can be distinguished from P. maoria due to having weaker radial costae and a more concave ventral margin. ==Taxonomy==

The species was first described by A. W. B. Powell in 1931, who named the species Pholadomya waitotarana. ==Ecology==

The species is likely to have lived in the Littoral and Neritic zones off the coast of New Zealand. ==Distribution==

This extinct marine species occurs in late Pliocene strata of the Waipipi Formation in New Zealand. Fossils of the species have been found near Waverley, South Taranaki, and from Mangaone Crossing in the Wairoa District. ==References==