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Caecidae – Caecinae: Caecum amputatum Hedley, 1894 (‘severed caecid’)
Synonym(s): amputatum Hedley, 1894.
Typical shell-length 2.5 mm. Lives subtidally amongst rocks and seaweed. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC, SA and WA).
Classification
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Truncatelloidea
Family: Caecidae
Subfamily: Caecinae
Genus: Caecum
Localities for Caecum amputatum
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