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Molluscs of Tasmania

Solariellidae: Spectamen pulcherrimum (Angas, 1869) (‘beautiful little top-shell’)

Synonym(s): emendata Iredale, 1924; rosulentum R.B. Watson, 1883

Typical shell-length 11 mm. Lives in offshore waters. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS and VIC). In Tasmanian waters, this species has been recorded from deep water off the far northeast.

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Solariellidae
Genus: Spectamen

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