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Molluscs of Tasmania

Cerithiopsidae – Seilinae: Paraseila halligani (Hedley, 1905) (‘Halligan’s false-creeper’)

Synonym(s): halligani Hedley, 1905.
Typical shell-length 5.5 mm. Lives in offshore waters amongst sponges. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC and SA).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Triphoroidea
Family: Cerithiopsidae
Subfamily: Seilinae
Genus: Paraseila

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