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Molluscs of Tasmania

Phenacolepadidae: Phenacolepas calva Verco, 1906 (‘bald false-limpet’)

Synonym(s): calva Verco, 1906.

Typical shell-length 2.8 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore on rocks. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (TAS, VIC, SA and WA).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Neritimorpha
Order: Neritimorpha – Cycloneritimorpha
Superfamily: Neritoidea
Family: Phenacolepadidae
Genus: Phenacolepas

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