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Molluscs of Tasmania

Thyasiridae: Parathyasira resupina (Iredale, 1930) (‘resupine thyasira’)

Synonym(s): resupina Iredale, 1930.
Typical shell-length 11.0 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore in mud. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW and TAS).

Classification

Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Veneroida
Superfamily: Thyasiroidea
Family: Thyasiridae
Genus: Parathyasira

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