Fan-Like Dog Cockle

Tucetona flabellata

Sea Life Endemic IUCN: Not Evaluated

About

This heavy shell features strong ribs that are often worn. Most commonly encounted along beaches are the washed up subfossils.

Size

Can grow to around 40mm

Habitat

Lives subtidally and offshore in sand

Distribution

Southeastern Australia From NSW to SA including 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: Fan-Like Dog Cockle
Scientific name: Tucetona flabellata (Tenison-Woods, 1878)
Family: Glycymerididae
Category: Sea Life › Shellfish
Origin: Endemic
Conservation: Not Evaluated

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