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Molluscs of Tasmania

Turritellidae – Turritellinae: Colpospira (Colpospira) runcinata (Watson, 1881) (‘lacerated screw-shell’)

Synonym(s): runcinata Watson, 1881 higginsi Petterd, 1884.

Typical shell-length 30 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC, SA and WA).

Classification

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

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