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Molluscs of Tasmania

Turridae – Turrinae: Epidirella xanthophaes (Watson, 1886) (‘yellowed turrid’)

Synonym(s): xanthophaes Watson, 1886 tasmanica May, 1911.

Typical shell-length 25 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS and VIC).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Turridae
Subfamily: Turrinae
Genus: Epidirella

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