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Molluscs of Tasmania

Philobryidae: Cratis cuboides (Verco, 1907) (‘cuboid micromussel’)

Synonym(s): cuboides Verco, 1907.

Typical shell-length 2.1 mm. Lives in offshore waters. Native. Occurs in southern and southwestern Australia (TAS, SA and WA). In Tasmanian waters, this species is currently known only from a single record offshore from the northwest coast.

Classification

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

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no coastal locality records for this species currently available