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Molluscs of Tasmania

Tornidae – Vitrinellinae: Pseudoliotia micans (A. Adams, 1850) (‘reflective glass-shell’)

Synonym(s): micans A. Adams, 1850 angasi Crosse, 1864.
Typical shell-length 3.0 mm. Lives subtidally under rocks and stones. Native. Occurs in southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS and VIC); also elsewhere in the Indo-West Pacific.

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Truncatelloidea
Family: Tornidae
Subfamily: Vitrinellinae
Genus: Pseudoliotia

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