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Molluscs of Tasmania

Pyramidellidae – Odostomiinae: Pseudorissoina capiticava Hedley & May, 1908 (‘capiticava pyramid-shell’)

Synonym(s): capiticava Hedley & May, 1908.
Typical shell-length 2.5 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore as an ectoparasite of other invertebrates. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (TAS only).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Lower Heterobranchia
Superfamily: Pyramidelloidea
Family: Pyramidellidae
Subfamily: Odostomiinae
Genus: Pseudorissoina

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