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Molluscs of Tasmania

Eulimidae: Curveulima indiscreta (Tate, 1898) (‘indiscrete urchin-snail’)

Synonym(s): indiscreta Tate, 1898.

Typical shell-length 3.2 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore as an internal parasite of echinoderms. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (NSW, TAS, SA and WA).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Eulimoidea
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Curveulima

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