Carditidae – Carditinae: Cardita aviculina Lamarck, 1819 (‘excavated false-cockle’)

Synonym(s): aviculina Lamarck, 1819 excavata Deshayes, 1854 tasmanica Tenison-Woods, 1876.

Typical shell-length 25 mm. Lives subtidally in crevices amongst rocks and seaweed. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (QLD, NSW, TAS, VIC, SA and WA). In Tasmanian waters, this is a widespread and quite common species.