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Molluscs of Tasmania

Marginellidae – Marginellinae: Alaginella geminata (Hedley, 1912) (‘doubled-up margin-shell’)

Synonym(s): geminata Hedley, 1912 weedingi Cotton, 1944.

Typical shell-length 5.5 mm. Lives in offshore waters in sand. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC and SA).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Marginellidae
Subfamily: Marginellidae
Genus: Alaginella

Localities for Alaginella geminata
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