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Molluscs of Tasmania

Philobryidae: Cosa fimbriata (Tate, 1898) (‘basket micromussel’)

Synonym(s): fimbriata Tate, 1898.

Typical shell-length 4.5 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore in sand and mud. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (TAS, VIC, SA and WA).

Classification

Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Pteriomorphia
Order: Arcoida
Superfamily: Limopsoidea
Family: Philobryidae
Genus: Cosa

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