Select Page
Molluscs of Tasmania

Semelidae: Abra (Syndosmya) exigua (H. Adams, 1862) (‘paltry semele’)

Synonym(s): exigua H. Adams, 1861.
Typical shell-length 10 mm. Lives intertidally to offshore in sand. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (TAS, VIC and SA).

Classification
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Veneroida
Superfamily: Tellinoidea
Family: Semelidae
Genus: Abra
Vexitomina
locality map