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Molluscs of Tasmania

Orbitestellidae: Orbitestella bastowi (Gatliff, 1906) (‘Bastow’s orbitestellid’)

Synonym(s): bastowi Gatliff, 1906.
Typical shell-length 1.0 mm. Lives subtidally amongst seaweed. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (TAS and VIC).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Lower Heterobranchia
Superfamily: Lower Heterobranchia – unplaced
Family: Orbitestellidae
Genus: Orbitestella

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