Laternulidae: Laternula (Laternula) gracilis (Reeve, 1860) (‘slender lantern-shell’)
Synonym(s): gracilis Reeve, 1860 fig. 9 not fig. 28.
Typical shell-length 81 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
no coastal locality records for this species currently available