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Trochidae – Fossarininae: Fossarina (Fossarina) patula (A. Adams & Angas, 1864) (‘open fossarina’)
Synonym(s): patula A. Adams & Angas, 1863 brazieri Angas, 1871 funiculata Tenison-Woods, 1880.
Typical shell-length 5.0 mm. Lives subtidally. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS and VIC).
Classification
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Subfamily: Fossarininae
Genus: Fossarina
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Subfamily: Fossarininae
Genus: Fossarina
Localities for Fossarina patula
![Fossarina_patula_E36065_4mm_side_510 Fossarina patula](https://molluscsoftasmania.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Fossarina_patula_E36065_4mm_side_510.jpg)
![Fossarina_patula_E36065_4mm_aperture_510 Fossarina patula](https://molluscsoftasmania.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Fossarina_patula_E36065_4mm_aperture_510.jpg)
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