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Molluscs of Tasmania

Raphitomidae: Nepotilla aculeata (May, 1915) (‘thorny turrid’)

Synonym(s): aculeata May, 1915.

Typical shell-length 3.0 mm. Lives in offshore waters. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (TAS only).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Nepotilla

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no coastal locality records for this species currently available