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Molluscs of Tasmania

Gadilinidae: Episiphon virgula (Hedley, 1903) (‘wand tusk-shell’)

Synonym(s): virgula Hedley, 1903.

Typical shell-length 29 mm. Lives in offshore waters in sand and mud. Native. Endemic to eastern Australia (QLD, NSW, TAS and VIC).

Classification

Class: Scaphopoda
Subclass: Scaphopoda
Order: Dentaliida
Superfamily: Dentallidea
Family: Gadilinidae
Genus: Episiphon

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no coastal locality records for this species currently available