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Molluscs of Tasmania

Propeamussiidae: Parvamussium thetidis (Hedley, 1902) (‘thetis saucer-scallop’)

Synonym(s): thetidis Hedley, 1902 salacon Iredale, 1929.
Typical shell-length 10 mm. Lives in offshore waters in sand. Native. Occurs in eastern Australia (QLD, NSW and TAS); also elsewhere in the Indo-West Pacific.

Classification

Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Pteriomorphia
Order: Ostreoida
Superfamily: Pectinoidea
Family: Propeamussiidae
Genus: Parvamussium

Localities for Parvamussium thetidis
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