Eryx Wedge Shell

Atactodea erycinaea

Sea Life Endemic IUCN: Not Evaluated

About

A bivalve shell that normally is covered with a dark periostracum but this can be worn of in beached shells

Size

Can grow to around 30mm

Habitat

Lives intertidally and subtidally in sand and mud

Distribution

Tasmania & Victoria

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Local Sightings

1 recorded sighting in and around the area.

References & citations (2)

Grove, S.J. (2018). A Guide to the Seashells and other Marine Molluscs of Tasmania (accessed 2021-09-22 14:03:33)
The Atlas of Living Australia (accessed 2021-09-22 14:03:33)

Quick Facts

Common name: Eryx Wedge Shell
Scientific name: Atactodea erycinaea Lamarck, 1818
Family: Mesodesmatidae
Category: Sea Life › Shellfish
Origin: Endemic
Conservation: Not Evaluated

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