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Molluscs of Tasmania

Trochidae – Trochinae: Notogibbula bicarinata (A. Adams, 1854) (‘Cox’s top-shell’)

Synonym(s): bicarinata A. Adams, 1854 coxi Angas, 1867.

Typical shell-length 9.0 mm. Lives subtidally amongst seagrass in sheltered environments. Native. Endemic to southern and eastern Australia (QLD, NSW, TAS, VIC and SA). In Tasmanian waters, this is an uncommon species, confined to the N coast and Bass Strait islands.

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Subfamily: Trochinae
Genus: Notogibbula

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