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Molluscs of Tasmania

Thraciidae: Thraciopsis (Thraciopsis) peroniana Iredale, 1924 (‘Peron’s thracia’)

Synonym(s): peroniana Iredale, 1924.
Typical shell-length 15 mm. One valve is flattened, the other inflated. Lives subtidally in sand in exposed environments. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC and SA). In Tasmanian waters, this species is largely confined to the E and NE coast, where locally common.

Classification

Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Pholadomyoida
Superfamily: Thracioidea
Family: Thraciidae
Genus: Thraciopsis

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