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Molluscs of Tasmania

Rissoinidae: Rissoina (Rissolina) cretacea (Tenison Woods, 1878) (‘Chalky rice-shell’)

Synonym(s): cretacea Tenison Woods, 1878.
Typical shell-length 6 mm. Lives subtidally amongst rocks and seaweed. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW & TAS).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoinidae
Genus: Rissoina

Localities for Rissoina cretacea
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