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Eulimidae: Melanella cunaeformis (May, 1915) (‘nest-shaped urchin-snail’)
Synonym(s): cunaeformis May, 1915.
Typical shell-length 4.0 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore. Native. Endemic to southern Australia (TAS and SA).
Classification
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Eulimoidea
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Melanella
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no coastal locality records for this species currently available