Arcidae – Arcinae: Destacar metella (Hedley, 1917) (‘metella ark-shell’)
Synonym(s): metella Hedley, 1917.
Typical shell-length 20 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore amongst rocks and seaweed. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS and VIC).
Classification
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Pteriomorphia
Order: Arcoida
Superfamily: Arcoidea
Family: Arcidae
Subfamily: Arcinae
Genus: Destacar
Localities for Destacar metella
