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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
![species image](https://molluscsoftasmania.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Retusa-amphizosta.jpg)
![species image](https://molluscsoftasmania.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Retusa-amphizosta_b.jpg)
![locality map](https://molluscsoftasmania.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Retusa-amphizosta-1.jpg)