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Molluscs of Tasmania

Myochamidae: Myadora rotundata G. B. Sowerby III, 1875 (‘Tasmanian myadora’)

Synonym(s): rotundata Sowerby, 1875 tasmanica Tenison-Woods, 1876.

Typical shell-length 25 mm. Lives subtidally in sand. Native. Endemic to southern Australia (TAS and SA). In Tasmanian waters, this species is known from few, scattered localities; most common in the SE.

Classification

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

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