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Molluscs of Tasmania

Condylocardiidae – Carditellinae: Carditella jaffaensis (Cotton & Godfrey, 1938) (‘Jaffa false-cockle’)

Synonym(s): jaffaensis Cotton & Godfrey, 1938.

Typical shell-length 7.0 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore in sand and mud. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (TAS, VIC and SA).

Classification

Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Veneroida
Superfamily: Carditoidea
Family: Condylocardiidae
Subfamily: Carditellinae
Genus: Carditella

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