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Molluscs of Tasmania

Marginellidae – Marginellinae: Hydroginella mixta (Petterd, 1884) (‘mixta margin-shell’)

Synonym(s): mixta Petterd, 1884.

Typical shell-length 5.0 mm. Lives subtidally in sand. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (TAS and VIC).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Marginellidae
Subfamily: Marginellinae
Genus: Hydroginella

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