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Molluscs of Tasmania

Orbitestellidae: Orbitestella mayi (Tate, 1899) (‘May’s orbitestellid’)

Synonym(s): mayi Tate, 1899.
Typical shell-length 1.0 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (TAS, VIC and SA).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Lower Heterobranchia
Superfamily: Lower Heterobranchia – unplaced
Family: Orbitestellidae
Genus: Orbitestella

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