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Molluscs of Tasmania

Ungulinidae: Zemysina globularis (Lamarck, 1818) (‘inflated globe-shell’)

Synonym(s): globularis Lamarck, 1818.

Typical shell-length 25 mm. Lives subtidally in sand and mud. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (TAS, VIC, SA and WA).

Classification

Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Veneroida
Superfamily: Ungulinoidea
Family: Ungulinidae
Genus: Zemysina

 

Zemysina globularis
Zemysina globularis
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Zemysina globularis