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Molluscs of Tasmania

Pyramidellidae – Odostomiinae: Rugadentia buliminoides (Tate & May, 1900) (‘buliminoid pyramid-shell’)

Synonym(s): buliminoides Tate & May, 1900.
Typical shell-length 4.2 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore as an ectoparasite of other invertebrates. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (TAS, VIC and SA).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Lower Heterobranchia
Superfamily: Pyramidelloidea
Family: Pyramidellidae
Subfamily: Odostomiinae
Genus: Rugadentia

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