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Mactra (Austromactra) rufescens, Lamark 1819

Reddish Mactra, Reddish Trough Shell

Jim Martin (2012)  

 

 


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Brief Summary


Distribution


Physical Description

Size


Identification Resources


Ecology

Local Distribution


Crypsis


Life History & Behaviour

Feeding


Burrowing


Chemosensory Perception


Reproduction and Larval Biology


Anatomy & Physiology

Morphology


Evolution & Systematics

Fossil History


Phylogeny


Biogeographic Distribution


Conservation & Threats

Human Threats


References & Links


DISTRIBUTION

M. rufescens is distributed around the coast of Australia from central Queensland in the east down around Victoria and South Australia and extending into the south-west of Western Australia. Their distribution includes the Tasmanian coast as well.


Figure 1: The distribution of M. rufescens stretches around roughly half of the Australian coast.

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