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Molluscs of Tasmania

Rissoidae: Lucidestea muratensis (Cotton, 1944) (‘Murat Bay rice-shell’)

Synonym(s): muratensis Cotton, 1944.

Typical shell-length 2.0 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (TAS, VIC, SA and WA).

Classification

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

Localities for Lucidestea muratensis
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