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Molluscs of Tasmania

Limidae: Limatula siligo Fleming, 1978 (‘wheaten file-shell’)

Synonym(s): siligo Fleming, 1978.
Typical shell-length 5.0 mm. Lives in offshore waters. Native. Endemic to southern Australia (TAS, SA and WA). In Tasmanian waters, shells that match the description of this species have turned up in dredged samples from off the southeast coast.

Classification

Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Pteriomorphia
Order: Limoida
Superfamily: Limoidea
Family: Limidae
Genus: Limatula

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no coastal locality records for this species currently available