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Molluscs of Tasmania

Galeommatidae – Kelliinae: Kellia rotunda (Deshayes, 1856) (’rounded lepton’)

Synonym(s): rotunda Deshayes, 1855.

Typical shell-length 12 mm. Lives subtidally in sand and mud. Native. Endemic to eastern Australia (QLD, NSW, TAS and VIC).

Classification

Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Veneroida
Superfamily: Galeommatoidea
Family: Kelliidae
Genus: Kellia

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