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Molluscs of Tasmania

Eulimidae: Eulima lodderae (Hedley, 1903) (‘Lodder’s urchin-snail’)

Synonym(s): lodderae Hedley, 1903 vitrea Petterd, 1884.

Typical shell-length 7.0 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore as an internal parasite of echinoderms. Native. Endemic to southern and eastern Australia (QLD, NSW, TAS, VIC and SA).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Eulimoidea
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Eulima

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