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Molluscs of Tasmania

Marginellidae – Marginellinae: Dentimargo mayii (Tate, 1900) (‘May’s margin-shell’)

Synonym(s): mayii Tate, 1900.

Typical shell-length 11 mm. Lives in offshore waters in sand. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC, SA and WA).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Marginellidae
Subfamily: Marginellinae
Genus: Dentimargo

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