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Molluscs of Tasmania

Muricidae – Trophoninae: Gemixystus recurvatus (Verco, 1909) (‘recurved trophon’)

Synonym(s): recurvatus Verco, 1909.

Typical shell-length 5.0 mm. Lives in offshore waters. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC and SA).

Classification

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

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no coastal locality records for this species currently available