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Molluscs of Tasmania

Carditidae – Carditamerinae: Bathycardita raouli (Angas, 1872) (‘Raoul’s false-cockle’)

Synonym(s): raouli Angas, 1872.

Typical shell-length 40 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore in sand. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS and VIC).

Classification

Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Veneroida
Superfamily: Carditoidea
Family: Carditidae
Subfamily: Carditamerinae
Genus: Bathycardita

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