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Molluscs of Tasmania

Borsoniidae: Filodrillia ornata Hedley, 1922 (‘ornate turrid’)

Synonym(s): ornata Hedley, 1922.

Typical shell-length 8.0 mm. Lives in offshore waters. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (TAS only).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Borsoniidae
Genus: Filodrillia

Localities for Filodrillia ornata
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