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Molluscs of Tasmania

Rissoinidae: Rissoina (Rissoina) iredalei Laseron, 1950 (‘Iredale’s rice-shell’)

Synonym(s): iredalei Laseron, 1950.
Typical shell-length 6.0 mm. Lives in offshore waters. Native. Endemic to eastern and western Australia (QLD, NSW, TAS, SA and WA). In Tasmanian waters, this species is currently known only from a couple of records offshore from the northwest coast.

Classification

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

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no coastal locality records for this species currently available