The species is easily identified by the curious sculpture of numerous oblique undulating lines (striae) crossing shell surface and changing direction along a line in the anterior third of shell

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Habitat In moderately exposed sand, to depth of 14 m
Size Can grow up to around 4cm
Origin Native
Distribution Most states of Australia
Descriptions
Distribution
Most states of Australia
Habitat
In moderately exposed sand, to depth of 14 m
Size
Can grow up to around 4cm
Common Name Lace Cockle
Aliases Cuming's Lucina, v-marked lucine,
Origin Native
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassBivalvia
SubclassAutobranchia
SuperorderImparidentia
OrderLucinida
SuperfamilyLucinoidea
FamilyLucinidae
SubfamilyLucininae
GenusDivalucina
SpeciesDivalucina cumingi
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