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Molluscs of Tasmania

Marginellidae – Marginellinae: Austroginella georgiana (May, 1915) (‘Georgian margin-shell’)

Synonym(s): georgiana May, 1915.

Typical shell-length 12 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore in sand. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (TAS and VIC).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Marginellidae
Subfamily: Marginellidae
Genus: Austroginella

Localities for Austroginella georgiana
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