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Molluscs of Tasmania

Triphoridae – Triphorinae: Costatophora granifera (Brazier, 1894) (‘grainy sinistral-creeper’)

Synonym(s): granifera Brazier, 1894 adela Thiele, 1930 albina Thiele, 1930 jacksonensis Laseron, 1954 pocula Laseron, 1954 topazica Laseron, 1954.

Typical shell-length 5.8 mm. Lives intertidally to offshore amongst sponges. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC, SA and WA).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Triphoroidea
Family: Triphoridae
Subfamily: Triphorinae
Genus: Costatophora

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