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Rissoidae: Alvania (Linemera) sculptilis (May, 1920) (‘engraved rice-shell’)
Synonym(s): sculptilis May, 1919.
Typical shell-length 3.0 mm. Lives in offshore waters. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS and VIC).
Classification
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Localities for Alvania sculptilis
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![species image](https://molluscsoftasmania.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Alvania-sculptilis_b.jpg)
![locality map](https://molluscsoftasmania.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Alvania-sculptilis.jpg)