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Family Cyclochlamydidae Cyclochlamydids
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This family consists of about 30 species living in the littoral to bathyal zones. Shells of the family differ from the Propeamussiidae by having a sculptured protoconch and a different crystalline microstructure to the shell. Only one species is known from NSW. Family Reference Dijkstra, H.H. & Beu, A.G. 2018. Living scallops of Australia and adjacent waters (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Pectinoidea: Propeamussiidae, Cyclochlamydidae and Pectinidae). Records of the Australian Museum 70: 113-330. Coverage The only species known from NSW is detailed here. Identification Notes The visually apparent characters of the shells are as for Propeamussiidae.
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