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Molluscs of Tasmania

Cyclochlamydidae: Chlamydella favus (Hedley, 1902) (‘honeycomb scallop’)

Synonym(s): favus Hedley, 1902 obliquus Hedley, 1902 nepeanensis Pritchard & Gatliff, 1904.

Typical shell-length 5 mm. Lives in offshore waters. Native. Occurs in southeastern and southwestern Australia (QLD, NSW, TAS, VIC, SA and WA); also New Caledonia.

Classification

Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Pteriomorphia
Order: Ostreoida
Superfamily: Pectinoidea
Family: Cyclochlamydidae
Genus: Chlamydella

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