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Molluscs of Tasmania

Pyramidellidae – Odostomiinae: Odostomia (unplaced) occultidens May, 1915 (‘hidden-toothed pyramid-shell’)

Synonym(s): occultidens May, 1915.
Typical shell-length 2.0 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore as an ectoparasite of other invertebrates. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS and VIC).

Classification

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

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