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Molluscs of Tasmania

Marginellidae – Marginellinae: Mesoginella consobrina (May, 1911) (‘cousin margin-shell’)

Synonym(s): consobrina May, 1911.
Typical shell-length 4.5 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore in sand. Native. Endemic to southern Australia (TAS and SA).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Marginellidae
Subfamily: Marginellinae
Genus: Mesoginella

Localities for Mesoginella consobrina
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