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Molluscs of Tasmania

Retusidae: Retusa pygmaea (A. Adams, 1850) (‘pygmy canoe-shell’)

Synonym(s): pygmaea A. Adams, 1850.
Typical shell-length 5.0 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore in sand and mud. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (TAS, VIC, SA and WA).

Classification

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

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