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Molluscs of Tasmania

Galeommatidae – Montacutinae: Mysella ovata (Hedley, 1906) (‘ovate lepton’)

Synonym(s): ovata Hedley, 1906 glabra Laseron, 1953.
Typical shell-length 3.0 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore in sand. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS and VIC).

Classification

Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Veneroida
Superfamily: Galeommatoidea
Family: Montacutidae
Genus: Mysella

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