Galeommatidae – Basterotiinae: Basterotia subalata (Gatliff & Gabriel, 1910) (‘flanged lepton’)
Synonym(s): subalata Gatliff & Gabriel, 1910.
Typical shell-length 8.5 mm. Lives subtidally in sand. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC and SA).
Classification
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Veneroida
Superfamily: Galeommatoidea
Family: Basterotiidae
Genus: Basterotia
Localities for Basterotia subalata
Bicheno: Redbill Beach
Black River Beach: northern end
Black River Beach: southern end
Cape Portland (unlocalised)
Flinders Island: Fotheringate Beach: southern end
Flinders Island: The Dock
Greens Beach: main beach
Hawley Beach: foreshore towards Point Sorell
King Island: Little Porky Beach
Lauderdale: Roches Beach
Pipers Head
Stanley: East Inlet
Taroona: Alum Cliffs
Taroona Beach
Taroona: Dixons Beach
Tasmania (unlocalised)