Carditidae – Venericardiinae: Purpurocardia cavatica (Hedley, 1902) (‘hollowed false-cockle’)
Synonym(s): cavatica Hedley, 1902.
Typical shell-length 17 mm. Lives in offshore waters in sand. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW and TAS).
Classification
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Veneroida
Superfamily: Carditoidea
Family: Carditidae
Subfamily: Venericardiinae
Genus: Purpurocardia
Localities for Purpurocardia cavatica
