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Molluscs of Tasmania

Rissoidae: Onoba (Ovirissoa) pertumida (May, 1916) (‘swollen rice-shell’)

Synonym(s): pertumida May, 1916.
Typical shell-length 2.2 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (TAS only).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Onoba

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