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Molluscs of Tasmania

Pectinidae – Chlamydinae: Talochlamys pulleineana (Tate, 1887) (‘Pulleinean scallop’)

Synonym(s): pulleineana Tate, 1887.
Typical shell-length 25 mm. Lives subtidally amongst shell debris. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC, SA and WA).

Classification

Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Pteriomorphia
Order: Ostreoida
Superfamily: Pectinoidea
Family: Pectinidae
Subfamily: Chlamydinae
Genus: Talochlamys

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