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Molluscs of Tasmania

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

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