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Molluscs of Tasmania

Acteocinidae: Acteocina apicina (Gould, 1859) (‘pointed peanut-shell’)

Synonym(s): apicina Gould, 1859.

Typical shell-length 5.0 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore in sand and mud. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS and VIC).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Cephalaspidea
Superfamily: Bulloidea
Family: Acteocinidae
Genus: Acteocina

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