''Thyasira gouldi'', common name the Northern hatchet-shell, is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family

Thyasiridae Thyasiridae is a family of bivalve molluscs, including the cleft clams, in the order Lucinida. Genera and species * '' Adontorhina'' S. S. Berry, 1947 ** '' Adontorhina cyclia'' S. S. Berry, 1947 ** '' Adontorhina keegani'' Barry & McCormack ...

. This species has been fully protected since 1992 in the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...

under the

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom implemented to comply with European Council Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds. In short, the act gives protection to native species (especia ...

.''Protection for wild animals on Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981''
website accessed 7 August 2009.

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* http://www.ukbap.org.uk/UKPlans.aspx?ID=605 Thyasiridae {{bivalve-stub