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Molluscs of Tasmania

Pyramidellidae – Odostomiinae: Odostomia (unplaced) deplexa (Tate & May, 1900) (‘unwoven pyramid-shell’)

Synonym(s): deplexa Tate & May, 1900.
Typical shell-length 3.0 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore as an ectoparasite of other invertebrates. Native. Endemic to southern and southwestern Australia (TAS, SA and WA).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Lower Heterobranchia
Superfamily: Pyramidelloidea
Family: Pyramidellidae
Subfamily: Odostomiinae
Genus: Odostomiinae

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