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Molluscs of Tasmania

Turritellidae – Turritellinae: Colpospira (Colpospira) cordismei (Watson, 1881) (‘Cordisme’s screw-shell’)

Synonym(s): cordismei Watson, 1881.

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

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Cerithiimorpha – Cerithiimorpha
Superfamily: Cerithioidea
Family: Turritellidae
Subfamily: Turritellinae
Genus: Colpospira

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no coastal locality records for this species currently available