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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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