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Molluscs of Tasmania

Nuculidae: Nucula mayi (Iredale, 1930) (‘May’s nutlet-shell’)

Synonym(s): mayi Iredale, 1930 decorosa May, 1915 non Hedley, 1902 cancellata Coton, 1930.

Typical shell-length 1.6 mm. Lives subtidally in sand. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC and SA).

Classification

Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Protobranchia
Order: Nuculoida
Superfamily: Nuculoidea
Family: Nuculidae
Genus: Nucula

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