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Molluscs of Tasmania

Poromyidae – Poromyinae: Poromya (Poromya) undosa Hedley & Petterd, 1906 (‘wavy spoon-shell’)

Synonym(s): undosa Hedley & Petterd, 1906.
Typical shell-length 5.9 mm. Lives in offshore waters. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW and TAS). In Tasmanian waters, this species is currently known only from a single record offshore from the east coast.

Classification

Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order:Pholadomyoida
Superfamily: Poromyoidea
Family: Poromyidae
Subfamily: Poromyinae
Genus: Poromya

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