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Molluscs of Tasmania

Galeommatidae – Galeommatinae: Myllita (Myllita) deshayesii (Récluz, 1844) (‘Deshayes’ myllita’)

Synonym(s): deshayesii d’Orbigny & Récluz, 1850 polita May, 1924.
Typical shell-length 13 mm. Lives subtidally in sand. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (TAS, VIC, SA and WA).

Classification

Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Veneroida
Superfamily: Galeommatoidea
Family: Lasaeidae
Genus: Myllita

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