Elongate Wedge Shell

Paphies angusta

Sea Life Native IUCN: Not Evaluated

About

An elongated shell often covered with a pale brown periostracum however this can be wormoff in shells foundwashed up along the beaches

Size

Can grow to around 30mm

Habitat

Can be found intertidally burried in sand

Distribution

Southern Australia from WA to southern QLD including around Tasmania

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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 web-site (accessed 2021-09-22 14:03:33)
The Atlas of Living Australia (accessed 2021-09-22 14:03:33)

Quick Facts

Common name: Elongate Wedge Shell
Scientific name: Paphies angusta (Reeve, 1854)
Family: Mesodesmatidae
Category: Sea Life › Shellfish
Origin: Native
Conservation: Not Evaluated

Australian Faunal Directory

Also Known As

Shining Wedge Shell

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