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Molluscs of Tasmania

Atlantidae: Atlanta rosea Gray, 1850 (‘rosy atlantid’)

Synonym(s): rosea Gray, 1850.

Typical shell-length 2.0 mm. Lives in offshore waters in midwater. Native. Occurs all around Australia (QLD, NSW, TAS, VIC, SA, WA and NT); also widespread in warmer oceanic waters worldwide.

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Pterotracheoidea
Family: Atlantidae
Genus: Atlanta

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