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Molluscs of Tasmania

Lironobidae: Attenuata wilsonensis (Gatliff & Gabriel, 1913) (‘Wilson rice-shell’)

Synonym(s): wilsonensis Gatliff & Gabriel, 1913.

Typical shell-length 1.5 mm. Lives in offshore waters. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (TAS, VIC and SA).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Lironobidae
Genus: Attenuata

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