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Molluscs of Tasmania

Triphoridae – Triphorinae: Inella obliqua (May, 1915) (‘oblique sinistral-creeper’)

Synonym(s): obliqua May, 1916.

Typical shell-length 15 mm. Lives in offshore waters amongst sponges. Native. Endemic to southern and southwestern Australia (TAS, SA and WA).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Triphoroidea
Family: Triphoridae
Subfamily: Triphorinae
Genus: Inella

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