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Molluscs of Tasmania

Eulimidae: Sabinella munita (Hedley, 1903) (‘strengthened urchin-snail’)

Synonym(s): munita Hedley, 1903 expansilabra May, 1911.
Typical shell-length 4.0 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore as an internal parasite of sea-urchins. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC and SA).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Eulimoidea
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Sabinella

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