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Molluscs of Tasmania

Myochamidae: Myochama tasmanica (Tenison Woods, 1877) (‘Tasmanian myochama’)

Synonym(s): tasmanica Tenison-Woods, 1877.

Typical shell-length 15 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore atttached to stones and the shells of living molluscs. Native. Endemic to southern Australia (TAS and SA).

Classification

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

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