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Molluscs of Tasmania

Lottiidae – Lottiinae: Asteracmea illibrata (Verco, 1906) (‘rose-rayed limpet’)

Synonym(s): illibrata Verco, 1906 mellila Iredale, 1924.

Typical shell-length 3.0 mm. Lives subtidally amongst shell debris. Native. Endemic to southern and southwestern Australia (TAS, SA and WA).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Patellogastropoda
Order: Patellogastropoda
Superfamily: Lottioidea
Family: Lottiidae
Subfamily: Lottiinae
Genus: Asteracmea

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