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Molluscs of Tasmania

Trochidae – Cantharidinae: Prothalotia lehmanni (Menke, 1843) (‘Lehmann’s kelp-shell’)

Synonym(s): lehmanni Menke, 1843 sulcosa A. Adams, 1851 nitens Kiener, 1859 ramburi Crosse, 1864 lesueuri Fischer, 1877.
Typical shell-length 20 mm. Lives intertidally and subtidally amongst seagrass. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (TAS, VIC, SA and WA).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Subfamily: Cantharidinae
Genus: Prothalotia

Localities for Prothalotia lehmanni
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