Lucinidae – Myrteinae: Myrtea (Myrtea) botanica Hedley, 1918 (‘Botany Bay lucine’)
Synonym(s): botanica Hedley, 1918.
Typical shell-length 15 mm. Lives subtidally in sand. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS and VIC).
Classification
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Veneroida
Superfamily: Lucinoidea
Family: Lucinidae
Subfamily: Myrteinae
Genus: Myrtea
Localities for Myrtea botanica
