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Salaputium fulvidum (Angas, 1871) Description: Shell small, solid. Shape suborbicular, umbo situated on midline; anterior dorsal margin concave, posterior dorsal margin convex, ventral margin smoothly rounded; lunule and escutcheon poorly defined. Exterior with 9-15 very strong, broad, rounded commarginal ridges. Interior with muscle scars well-defined, pallial line continuous, margin smooth. Hinge strong, crassatellid in form. Ligament internal, below umbo. Shell colour pink or white, internally and externally. Periostracum not seen. Size: Up to 8 mm in length. Distribution: Known from Port Stephens, NSW, southwards to eastern Tas. Habitat: All NSW specimens are from beach washup, suggesting the species lives in shallow water. One Tasmanian lot is from 73 m depth. Comparison: This species stands out because of the pink or white colouration. Fig. 1: Terrigal, NSW (C.368418) |
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