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Molluscs of Tasmania

Rissoellidae: Rissoella (Rissoella) fallax Ponder & Yoo, 1977 (‘false rissoella’)

Synonym(s): fallax Ponder & Yoo, 1977.
Typical shell-length 1.0 mm. Lives intertidally and subtidally amongst rocks and seaweed. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS and VIC).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Lower Heterobranchia
Superfamily: Rissoelloidea
Family: Rissoellidae
Genus: Rissoella

Localities for Rissoella fallax
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