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Molluscs of Tasmania

Triphoridae – Triphorinae: Monophorus nigrofuscus (A. Adams, 1854) (‘blackish sinistral-creeper’)

Synonym(s): nigrofuscus A. Adams, 1851 cinerea Hedley, 1903.

Typical shell-length 13 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore amongst sponges. 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: Monophorus

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