Lucinidae – Lucininae: Wallucina assimilis (Angas, 1867) (‘common mud-lucine’)

Synonym(s): assimilis Angas, 1868 jacksonensis E. A. Smith, 1885.

Typical shell-length 12 mm. Shell inflated. Radial striations are often evident internally towards the margin. Lives intertidally and subtidally in mud on sheltered shores. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC, SA and WA). In Tasmanian waters, this is a widespread and locally abundant species.