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Laternulidae: Laternula (Laternula) creccina (Reeve, 1860) (‘elongated lantern-shell’)
Synonym(s): creccina Reeve, 1860.
Typical shell-length 60 mm. Lives subtidally in sand and mud. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC, SA and WA).
Classification
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Pholadomyoida
Superfamily: Thracioidea
Family: Laternulidae
Genus: Laternula
Localities for Laternula creccina
Bellerive Beach
Bellerive: Kangaroo Bay
Black River Beach
Clarke Island: Black Point
Port Sorell (unlocalised)
South East coast of Tasmania (unlocalised)
Stanley: Anthony Beach
Stanley: Circular Head
Stanley (unlocalised)
Tamar River: Bell Bay: Donovans Bay
Tamar River: Kelso: foreshore
Tasmania (unlocalised)
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