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Molluscs of Tasmania

Horaiclavidae: Austrodrillia (Austrodrillia) saxea (G. B. Sowerby III, 1896) (‘rocky turrid’)

Synonym(s): saxea Sowerby, 1896.

Typical shell-length 7.0 mm. Lives in offshore waters amongst rocks and seaweed. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC and SA).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Horaiclavidae
Genus: Austrodrillia

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no coastal locality records for this species currently available