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Molluscs of Tasmania

Epigridae: Epigrus cylindraceus (Tenison-Woods, 1878) (‘cylindrical epigrus’)

Synonym(s): cylindraceus Tenison-Woods, 1878 dissimilis Watson, 1886 ischna Tate, 1899 simsoni Tate & May, 1900 borda Cotton, 1944.

Typical shell-length 5.0 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC, SA and WA).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Truncatelloidea
Family: Epigridae
Genus: Epigrus

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