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Mytilidae: Trichomya hirsuta (Lamarck, 1819) (‘hairy mussel’)
Synonym(s): hirsuta Lamarck, 1819.
Typical shell-length 55 mm. Lives subtidally amongst rocks and seaweed. Native. Endemic to southern and eastern Australia (QLD, NSW, TAS, VIC and SA).
Classification
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Pteriomorphia
Order: Mytiloida
Superfamily: Mytiloidea
Family: Mytiloidea
Genus: Trichomya
Localities for Trichomya hirsuta
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