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Molluscs of Tasmania

Gadilimorpha – unplaced: Compressidens platyceras (Sharp & Pilsbry in Pilsbry & Sharp, 1897) (‘flathorn tusk-shell’)

Synonym(s): platyceras Sharp & Pilsbry in Pilsbry & Sharp, 1897.

Typical shell-length 12 mm. Lives in offshore waters. Native. Endemic to eastern Australia (QLD, NSW and TAS). In Tasmanian waters, this species is currently known only from a single record from off the east coast.

Classification

Class: Scaphopoda
Subclass: Scaphopoda
Order: Gadilida
Superfamily: Gadilimorpha
Family: Gadilimorpha – unplaced
Genus: Compressidens

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no coastal locality records for this species currently available