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Molluscs of Tasmania

Galeommatidae – Galeommatinae: Varotoga cryptozoica (Hedley, 1917) (‘cryptozoic lepton’)

Synonym(s): cryptozoica Hedley, 1917.
Typical shell-length 11 mm. Lives subtidally under rocks and stones. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW and TAS).

Classification

Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Veneroida
Superfamily: Galeommatoidea
Family: Galeommatidae
Genus: Varotoga

Localities for Varotoga cryptozoica
Vexitomina
Vexitomina
locality map