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Molluscs of Tasmania

Tellinidae – Moerellinae: Semelangulus teuniliratus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1867) (‘slender-grooved tellin’)

Synonym(s): tenuiliratus Sowerby, 1867 semitorta Sowerby, 1867.
Typical shell-length 15 mm. Lives subtidally in sand. Native. Endemic to eastern Australia (QLD, NSW, TAS and VIC). In Tasmanian waters, this species has been recorded from the far north-east.

Classification

Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Veneroida
Superfamily: Tellinoidea
Family: Tellinidae
Subfamily: Tellininae
Genus: Semelangulus

Localities for Semelangulus tenuiliratus
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