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Molluscs of Tasmania

Myochamidae: Myadora albida Tenison-Woods, 1876 (‘whitened myadora’)

Synonym(s): albida Tenison-Woods, 1876 subalbida Gatliff & Gabriel, 1914 iredalei Cotton, 1931.

Typical shell-length 15 mm. Lives in offshore waters in sand and mud. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC and SA).

Classification

Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Pholadomyoida
Superfamily: Pandoroidea
Family: Myochamidae
Genus: Myadora

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