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Buccinidae – Buccininae: Cominella tasmanica Tenison-Woods, 1878 (‘Tasmanian whelk’)
Synonym(s): tasmanica Tenison-Woods, 1879.
Typical shell-length 10 mm. Presence of weak columellar folds is characteristic. Lives subtidally amongst rocks and seaweed. Native. Occurs in southeastern Australia (TAS and perhaps other states).
Classification
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Buccinidae
Subfamily: Buccininae
Genus: Cominella
Localities for Cominella tasmanica
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