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Molluscs of Tasmania

Triphoridae – Triphorinae: Sagenotriphora ampulla (Hedley, 1903) (‘vessel sinistral-creeper’)

Synonym(s): ampulla Hedley, 1903.
Typical shell-length 4.9 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore amongst sponges. Native. Occurs in southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC and SA); also New Zealand.

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Triphoroidea
Family: Triphoridae
Subfamily: Triphorinae
Genus: Sagenotriphora

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