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Molluscs of Tasmania

Cuspidariidae: Cuspidaria erma Cotton, 1931 (‘noble spoon-shell’)

Synonym(s): erma Cotton, 1931.

Typical shell-length 25 mm. Lives in offshore waters in sand and mud. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (TAS, VIC, SA and WA).

Classification

Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Pholadomyoida
Superfamily: Cuspidarioidea
Family: Cuspidariidae
Genus: Cuspidaria

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