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Molluscs of Tasmania

Eulimidae: Leiostraca kilcundae Gatliff & Gabriel, 1914 (‘Kilcunda urchin-snail’)

Synonym(s): kilcundae Gatliff & Gabriel, 1914.

Typical shell-length 2.0 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore as an internal parasite of echinoderms. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (TAS and VIC).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Eulimoidea
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Leiostraca

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