Frilled Venus Shell

Bassina disjecta

Sea Life Native IUCN: Not Evaluated

About

This species of bivalve has a distictive shell in that it has frills (lamellae) and whilst these are broken off easily due to their fragile nature the should show some sign of them. The colouration of this shell is normally white sometimes with some tan brownish colouration

Size

Can grow to around 60mm

Habitat

Lives intertidally and subtidally in sand and mud

Distribution

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 2022-08-31 14:16:51)

Quick Facts

Common name: Frilled Venus Shell
Scientific name: Bassina disjecta (Perry, 1811)
Family: Veneridae
Category: Sea Life › Shellfish
Origin: Native
Conservation: Not Evaluated

Australian Faunal Directory

Also Known As

Wedding Cake Venus

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