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Molluscs of Tasmania

Philobryidae: Cosa tatei (Hedley, 1901) (‘Tate’s micromussel’)

Synonym(s): tatei Hedley, 1901.

Typical shell-length 2.2 mm. Lives in offshore waters in sand and mud. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC and SA).

Classification

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

Localities for Cosa tatei
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