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Triphoridae – Metaxiinae: Metaxia protolineata (Laseron, 1951) (‘protolined dextral-creeper’)
Synonym(s): protolineata Laseron, 1951.
Typical shell-length 3.0 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC and SA).
Classification
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Triphoroidea
Family: Triphoridae
Subfamily: Triphorinae
Genus: Metaxia
Localities for Metaxia protolineata
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