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Molluscs of Tasmania

Mangeliidae: Marita tumida Laseron, 1954 (‘swollen turrid’)

Synonym(s): tumida Laseron, 1954.
Typical shell-length 11 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW and TAS).

Classification

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

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