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Molluscs of Tasmania

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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