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Molluscs of Tasmania

Verticordiidae: Verticordia tasmanica May, 1915 (‘Tasmanian verticordia’)

Synonym(s): tasmanica May, 1915.
Typical shell-length 6.0 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore in sand and mud. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (TAS and VIC).

Classification

Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Pholadomyoida
Superfamily: Verticordioidea
Family: Verticordiidae
Genus: Vertisphaera

Localities for Verticordia tasmanica
Verticordia tasmanica
Verticordia tasmanica
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