Galeommatidae – Galeommatinae: Melliteryx acupuncta (Hedley, 1902) (‘pierced lepton’)
Synonym(s): acupuncta Hedley, 1902.
Typical shell-length 3.2 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore in sand and mud. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC and SA).
Classification
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Veneroida
Superfamily: Galeommatoidea
Family: Lasaeidae
Genus: Melliteryx
Localities for Melliteryx acupuncta
Bangor: Lagoon Bay
Black River Beach: northern end
Bridport: beach
Cape Portland
Cape Portland (unlocalised)
Clarke Island: Black Point
East Wynyard: beach
Flinders Island: Fotheringate Beach: southern end
Flinders Island: Lillies Bay
Flinders Island: Northeast River: mouth
Flinders Island: The Dock
Garden Island Sands
Greens Beach: main beach
Hobart (unlocalised)
Lime Bay
Low Head: East Beach
Maria Island: Darlington Bay
Maria Island: Howells Point & Painted Cliffs
Narawntapu: Copper Cove
Orford: East Shelly Beach
Orford: Spring Beach
Pirates Bay (unlocalised)
Port Arthur: Denmans Cove
Stanley: Anthony Beach
Stanley: Tatlows Beach
Swanwick: foreshore
Taroona Beach