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Molluscs of Tasmania

Cystiscidae – Cystiscinae: Cystiscus cymbalum (Tate, 1878) (‘cymbal margin-shell’)

Synonym(s): cymbalum Tate, 1878 pisiformis Thiele, 1930.

Typical shell-length 6.0 mm. Shell very large for its genus. Lives subtidally under rocks and stones. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (TAS, VIC, SA and WA).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Cystiscidae
Subfamily: Cystiscinae
Genus: Cystiscus

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