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Molluscs of Tasmania

Eatoniellidae: Eatoniella (Eatoniella) exigua Ponder & Yoo, 1978 (‘paltry eaton-shell’)

Synonym(s): exigua Ponder & Yoo, 1978.

Typical shell-length 1.0 mm. Lives intertidally and subtidally amongst rocks and seaweed. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC, SA and WA).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Cingulopsoidea
Family: Cingulopsidae
Genus: Eatoniella

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