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Molluscs of Tasmania

Mangeliidae: Marita schoutenensis (May, 1911) (‘Schouten turrid’)

Synonym(s): schoutenensis May, 1910.

Typical shell-length 6.0 mm. Lives in offshore waters. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS and VIC).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Marita

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no coastal locality records for this species currently available