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Molluscs of Tasmania

Pseudomelatomidae: Epidirona gabensis (Hedley, 1922) (‘Gabo Island turrid’)

Synonym(s): gabensis Hedley, 1922.

Typical shell-length 9 mm. Lives in offshore waters. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS and VIC). In Tasmanian waters, this species is currently known from a single record offshore from the north coast.

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Epidirona

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no coastal locality records for this species currently available