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Molluscs of Tasmania

Crassatellidae: Talabrica aurora (A. Adams & Angas, 1864) (‘dawn thickshell-clam’)

Synonym(s): aurora A. Adams & Angas, 1864.
Typical shell-length 15 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore in sand. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (TAS and VIC).

Classification

Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Veneroida
Superfamily: Crassatelloidea
Family: Crassatellidae
Genus: Talabrica

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