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Molluscs of Tasmania

Rissoidae: Lucidestea nitens (Frauenfeld, 1867) (‘shining rice-shell’)

Synonym(s): nitens Frauenfeld, 1867.

Typical shell-length 1.4 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (QLD, NSW, TAS, VIC, SA and WA).

Classification

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

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