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Naticidae – Polinicinae: Polinices ayresi Gabriel, 1962 (‘Ayres’ sand-snail’)
Synonym(s): ayresi Gabriel, 1962.
Typical shell-length 21 mm. Lives in offshore waters on sand and mud. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (TAS only).
Classification
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Naticoidea
Family: Naticidae
Subfamily: Polinicinae
Genus: Polinices
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