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Molluscs of Tasmania

Dialidae: Diala megapicalis Ponder & de Keyzer, 1992 (‘big-topped diala’)

Synonym(s): megapicalis Ponder & de Keyzer, 1992.

Typical shell-length 8.0 mm. Lives subtidally on sand and mud. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC, SA and WA).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Cerithiimorpha – Cerithiimorpha
Superfamily: Cerithioidea
Family: Dialidae
Genus: Diala

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