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Molluscs of Tasmania

Neoleptonidae: Neolepton planiliratum (Gatliff & Gabriel, 1911) (‘flat-grooved neolepton’)

Synonym(s): planiliratum Gatliff & Gabriel, 1911 novacambricum Hedley, 1915.
Typical shell-length 3.5 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore in sand and mud. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (TAS and VIC).

Classification

Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Veneroida
Superfamily: Veneroidea
Family: Neoleptonidae
Genus: Neolepton