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Molluscs of Tasmania

Eratoidae: Cypraeerato bimaculata (Tate, 1878) (‘double-spotted teardrop’)

Synonym(s): bimaculata Tate, 1878.

Typical shell-length 5.0 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore under rocks and stones. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (TAS, VIC, SA and WA).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Velutinoidea
Family: Triviidae
Subfamily: Eratoinae
Genus: Cypraeerato

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