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Newtoniellidae – Ataxocerithiinae: Ataxocerithium applenum Iredale, 1936 (‘hollowed false-creeper’)
Synonym(s): applenum Iredale, 1936.
Typical shell-length 20 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore amongst sponges. Native. Endemic to eastern Australia (QLD, NSW, TAS and VIC). In Tasmanian waters, this is a rare species recorded only from the N.
Classification
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Triphoroidea
Family: Newtoniellidae
Subfamily: Ataxocerithiinae
Genus: Ataxocerithium
![species image](https://molluscsoftasmania.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/no_image.jpg)
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no coastal locality records for this species currently available