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Molluscs of Tasmania

Calliostomatidae – Fautricinae: Falsimargarita kapala Marshall, 2016 (‘kapala top-shell’)

Synonym(s): kapala Marshall, 2016.

Typical shell-length not yet determined. Lives in offshore waters. Native. Occurs in southeastern Australia (TAS and perhaps other states); also New Zealand and the Southern Ocean. In Tasmanian waters, this species is currently known from deep waters around southern sea-mounts.

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Subfamily: Fautricinae
Genus: Falsimargarita

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