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Molluscs of Tasmania

Triphoridae – Triphorinae: Inella obtusa B. A. Marshall, 1983 (‘obtuse sinistral-creeper’)

Synonym(s): obtusa B. A. Marshall, 1983.

Typical shell-length 8 mm. Lives in offshore waters amongst sponges. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW and TAS).

Classification

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

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