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Molluscs of Tasmania

Gadilinidae: Episiphon bordaensis (Cotton & Ludbrook, 1938) (‘Cape Borda episiphon tusk-shell’)

Synonym(s): bordaensis Cotton & Ludbrook, 1938.

Typical shell-length 20 mm. Lives in offshore waters in sand and mud. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (TAS, VIC, SA and WA).

Classification

Class: Scaphopoda
Subclass: Scaphopoda
Order: Dentaliida
Superfamily: Dentallidea
Family: Gadilinidae
Genus: Episiphon

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no coastal locality records for this species currently available