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Molluscs of Tasmania

Lucinidae – Leucosphaerinae: Pseudolucinisca lacteola (Tate, 1897) (‘milky lucine’)

Synonym(s): lacteola Tate, 1897 lactea A. Adams, 1853 (non Lamarck) concentrica A. Adams & Angas, 1865 (non Lamarck).
Typical shell-length 25 mm. Lives subtidally in sand. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (TAS, VIC, SA and WA).

Classification

Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Veneroida
Superfamily: Lucinoidea
Family: Lucinidae
Subfamily: Venericardiinae
Genus: Pseudolucinisca

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