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Molluscs of Tasmania

Marginellidae – Marginellinae: Alaginella vercoi (May, 1911) (‘Verco’s margin-shell’)

Synonym(s): vercoi May, 1910 sica Cotton, 1957 everardensis Gabriel, 1961.

Typical shell-length 6.4 mm. Lives in offshore waters in sand. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (TAS, VIC, SA and WA).

Classification

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

Localities for Alaginella vercoi
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