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Rissoidae: Alvania (Alvania) hedleyi Thiele, 1930 (‘Hedley’s rice-shell’)
Synonym(s): hedleyi Thiele, 1930
Typical shell-length 2.5 mm. Lives subtidally. Native. N coast. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC, SA and WA).
Classification
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Localities for Alvania hedleyi
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