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Molluscs of Tasmania

Muricidae – Trophoninae: Gemixystus polyphillius (Tenison-Woods, 1879) (‘many-leafed trophon’)

Synonym(s): polyphillius Tenison-Woods, 1879.

Typical shell-length 5.5 mm. Lives in offshore waters. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS and VIC).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Trophoninae
Genus: Gemixystus

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