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Molluscs of Tasmania

Galeommatidae – Montacutinae: Borniola lepida (Hedley, 1906) (‘scaly lepton’)

Synonym(s): lepida Hedley, 1906.

Typical shell-length 6.3 mm. Lives subtidally in sand. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW and TAS).

Classification

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

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