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Molluscs of Tasmania

Columbellidae – Atiliinae: Aesopus TAS sp 01 (‘TAS sp 01 dove-shell’)

Synonym(s):

TAS sp 01

Typical shell-length 4.5 mm. Lives in offshore waters. Native. Occurs in southeastern Australia (TAS and perhaps other states).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Columbellidae
Subfamily: Atiliinae
Genus: Aesopus

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no coastal locality records for this species currently available