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Molluscs of Tasmania

Eatoniellidae: Crassitoniella flammea (Frauenfeld, 1867) (‘flamed eaton-shell’)

Synonym(s): flammea Frauenfeld, 1867 flamia Beddome, 1882 sophiae Henn & Brazier, 1894 beddomei Tate, 1899.

Typical shell-length 2.0 mm. Lives intertidally and subtidally amongst rocks and seaweed. Native. Endemic to eastern Australia (QLD, NSW, TAS and VIC).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Cingulopsoidea
Family: Eatoniellidae
Genus: Crassitoniella

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