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Molluscs of Tasmania

Veneridae – Gouldiinae: Gouldiopa australis (Angas, 1865) (‘southern gouldia’)

Synonym(s): australis Angas, 1865.

Typical shell-length 8.0 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore in sand and mud. Native. Endemic to eastern Australia (QLD, NSW, TAS and VIC).

Classification

Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Lower Veneroida
Superfamily: Veneroidea
Family: Veneridae
Subfamily: Gouldiinae
Genus: Gouldiopa

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