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Molluscs of Tasmania

Trochidae – Trochinae: Notogibbula preissiana (Philippi, 1848) (‘Preissian top-shell’)

Synonym(s): preissiana Philippi, 1849 porcellana A. Adams, 1853 weldii Tenison-Woods, 1877.
Typical shell-length 7.0 mm. Lives intertidally and subtidally amongst rocks and seaweed. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (TAS, VIC, SA and WA).

Classification

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

Localities for Notogibbula preissiana
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