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Molluscs of Tasmania

Rissoidae: Lucidestea atkinsoni (Tenison-Woods, 1876) (‘Atkinson’s rice-shell’)

Synonym(s): atkinsoni Tenison-Woods, 1877.

Typical shell-length 1.0 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (TAS and VIC).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Lucidestea

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