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Molluscs of Tasmania

Turritellidae – Turritellinae: Gazameda tasmanica (Reeve, 1849) (‘Tasmanian screw-shell’)

Synonym(s): tasmanica Reeve, 1849 subsquamosa Dunker, 1871 acuta Tenison-Woods, 1876 lamellosa Watson, 1881 oxyacris Tate, 1897.

Typical shell-length 40 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore on sand and mud. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (QLD, NSW, TAS, VIC, SA and WA).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Cerithiimorpha – Cerithiimorpha
Superfamily: Cerithioidea
Family: Turritellidae
Subfamily: Turritellinae
Genus: Gazameda

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