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Marginellidae – Marginellinae: Hydroginella columnaria (Hedley & May, 1908) (‘Cape Pillar margin-shell’)
Synonym(s): columnaria Hedley & May, 1908.
Typical shell-length 7.6 mm. Lives in offshore waters in sand. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (TAS, VIC, SA and WA).
Classification
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Marginellidae
Subfamily: Marginellinae
Genus: Hydroginella
Localities for Hydroginella columnaria
![species image](https://molluscsoftasmania.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Hydroginella-columnaria.jpg)
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