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Molluscs of Tasmania

Muricidae – Trophoninae: Gemixystus rhodanos Houart, 2004 (‘Rhone trophon’)

Synonym(s): rhodanos Houart, 2004.

Typical shell-length 6 mm. Lives in offshore waters. Native. Endemic to eastern Australia (QLD, 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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