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Molluscs of Tasmania

Rissoinidae: Rissoina (Rissoina) rhyllensis Gatliff & Gabriel, 1908 (‘Rhyll rice-shell’)

Synonym(s): rhyllensis Gatliff & Gabriel, 1908 fausta Hedley & May, 1908 lintea Hedley & May, 1908.
Typical shell-length 7.0 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC and SA).

Classification

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

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