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Molluscs of Tasmania

Condylocardiidae – Condylocardiinae: Cunanax compressa (Hedley & May, 1908) (‘compressed condyl-clam’)

Synonym(s): compressa Hedley & May, 1908.

Typical shell-length 9.2 mm. Lives in offshore waters in sand and mud. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (TAS only).

Classification

Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Veneroida
Superfamily: Carditoidea
Family: Condylocardiidae
Subfamily: Condylocardiinae
Genus: Cunanax

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