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Molluscs of Tasmania

Lucinidae – Myrteinae: Myrtea (Myrtea) mayi (Gatliff & Gabriel, 1911) (‘May’s lucine’)

Synonym(s): mayi Gatliff & Gabriel, 1911.
Typical shell-length 10 mm. Lives subtidally in sand. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC and SA).

Classification

Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Veneroida
Superfamily: Lucinoidea
Family: Lucinidae
Subfamily: Myrteinae
Genus: Myrtea

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