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Molluscs of Tasmania

Cancellariidae – Cancellariinae: Microsveltia patricia (Thiele, 1925) (‘noble nutmeg-shell’)

Synonym(s): patricia Thiele, 1925.

Typical shell-length 6.0 mm. Lives in offshore waters. Native. Occurs in southeastern Australia (QLD, NSW and TAS); also (apparently) off East Africa.

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Cancellarioidea
Family: Cancellariidae
Subfamily: Cancellariinae
Genus: Microsveltia

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no coastal locality records for this species currently available