The shell is solid and roughly triangular in size the margins of the shell may have a light brown coating other than this shell is white in colour.

At a glance

Habitat Burrows in sand aling the coast from around the low tide mark to a depth of around 20m
Size Can grow to around 6cm
Origin Native
Distribution Southern Australia
Descriptions
Distribution
Southern Australia
Habitat
Burrows in sand aling the coast from around the low tide mark to a depth of around 20m
Size
Can grow to around 6cm
Common Name Pure Trough Shell
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Native
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassBivalvia
SubclassAutobranchia
SuperorderImparidentia
OrderCardiida
SuborderCardiidina
InfraorderHyporder VENEROIDEI
SectionMinorder VENEROITEI
SuperfamilyMactroidea
FamilyMactridae
GenusMactra
SpeciesMactra pura
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