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Molluscs of Tasmania

Littorinidae – Laevilitorininae: Laevilitorina kingensis (May, 1924) (‘King Island winkle’)

Synonym(s): kingensis May, 1924.

Typical shell-length 1.8 mm. Lives intertidally. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (TAS and VIC).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Littorinoidea
Family: Littorinidae
Subfamily: Laevilitorininae
Genus: Laevilitorina

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