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Molluscs of Tasmania

Philinidae: Philine teres Hedley, 1903 (‘tapered bubble-shell’)

Synonym(s): teres Hedley, 1902.

Typical shell-length 5.0 mm. Lives in offshore waters in sand and mud. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (TAS and VIC).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Cephalaspidea
Superfamily: Philinoidea
Family: Philinidae
Genus: Philine

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