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Molluscs of Tasmania

Retusidae: Retusa amphizosta (Watson, 1886) (‘amphizosta canoe-shell’)

Synonym(s):

(none available).
Typical shell-length 4.0 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore in sand and mud. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (QLD, NSW, TAS, VIC and SA).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Cephalaspidea
Superfamily: Philinoidea
Family: Retusidae
Genus: Retusa

Localities for Retusa amphizosta
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