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Molluscs of Tasmania

Rissoidae: Alvania (Linemera) filocincta (Hedley & Petterd, 1906) (‘belted rice-shell’)

Synonym(s): filocincta Hedley & Petterd, 1906.

Typical shell-length 3.0 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC and SA).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania

Localities for Alvania filocincta
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