Mactridae – Pteropsellinae: Raeta (Raetella) pulchella (Adams & Reeve, 1850) (‘beautiful trough-shell’)

Synonym(s): pulchella A. Adams & Reeve, 1850.
Typical shell-length 20 mm. Lives subtidally in mud. Non-native. Occurs in southeastern Australia (TAS and VIC); also the north Pacific Ocean.