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Molluscs of Tasmania

Trochidae – Umboniinae: Leiopyrga octona (Tate, 1891) (‘octona top-shell’)

Synonym(s): octona Tate, 1891 problematica Iredale, 1924.
Typical shell-length 12 mm. Lives subtidally in sand. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC, SA and WA).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Subfamily: Umboniinae
Genus: Leiopyrga

Localities for Leiopyrga octona
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