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Molluscs of Tasmania

Galeommatidae – Galeommatinae: Myllita (Myllita) tasmanica (Tenison-Woods, 1876) (‘Tasmanian myllita’)

Synonym(s): tasmanica Tenison-Woods, 1876.
Typical shell-length 8.0 mm. Lives subtidally in sand. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC, SA and WA). In Tasmanian waters, this is a widespread but uncommon species.

Classification

Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Veneroida
Superfamily: Galeommatoidea
Family: Lasaeidae
Genus: Myllita

Localities for Myllita tasmanica

Arthur River: Nelson Bay
Bangor: Lagoon Bay
Beechford: foreshore
Bellingham
Bicheno: Cod Rock
Blackmans Bay
Black River Beach: northern end
Burnie: Blythe Heads & estuary
Cape Portland (unlocalised)
Carlton Beach: Spectacle Island
Clayton: foreshore
Coles Bay: Honeymoon Bay
Coningham: foreshore
Devonport: Coles Beach
Eaglehawk Neck: eastern side
East Devonport: Moorland Beach
East Kangaroo Island: North Point
East Kangaroo Island (unlocalised)
Flinders Island: Fotheringate Beach: southern end
Flinders Island: Killiecrankie: foreshore
Flinders Island: Leeka: foreshore towards Twelve Hour Point
Flinders Island: Lillies Bay
Flinders Island: Palana Beach
Flinders Island: Tanners Bay: Pine Scrub
Flinders Island: Trousers Point
Fortescue Bay
Freycinet Peninsula (unlocalised)
Greens Beach: main beach
Hawley Beach
Hawley Beach: foreshore towards Point Sorell
Huon Island
King Island: Cape Wickham: foreshore to E
King Island: Currie Harbour
King Island: Ettrick Beach
King Island: Fitzmaurice Bay
King Island: Little Porky Beach
King Island: Pass River Bay
King Island (unlocalised)
Lime Bay: Green Head
Little Coningham Beach
Low Head: East Beach
Maria Island: Darlington Bay
Maria Island: Encampment Cove
Maria Island: Gulls Nest Point
Maria Island: Howells Point & Painted Cliffs
Maria Island: Oyster Bay
Marion Bay: Bream Creek foreshore
Marion Bay (unlocalised)
Mayfield Beach to Mayfield Point
Mayfield Point to Little Christmas Island
Narawntapu: Copper Cove
Narawntapu: Griffiths Point
Nubeena: Roaring Beach
Orford: East Shelly Beach
Orford: Luther Point
Orford: Spring Beach
Pirates Bay: Fossil Island
Port Arthur: Denmans Cove
Port Latta: Cowrie Point
Port Sorell: beach
Randalls Bay
Rheban Beach
Robbins Island: Marys Island area
Rocky Cape: Anniversary Bay
Schouten Island: Moreys Bay
South coast of Tasmania (unlocalised)
Southport: Roaring Beach
Tamar River: Kelso: foreshore
Taroona Beach
Taroona: Dixons Beach
Tasmania (unlocalised)
The Gardens: Swimcart Beach
Tinderbox Beach
Triabunna: Plain Place Beach
Ulverstone (unlocalised)
Verona Sands

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