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Molluscs of Tasmania

Ranellidae – Cymatiinae: Sassia (Sassia) kampyla (Watson, 1885) (‘curved rock-whelk’)

Synonym(s): kampyla Watson, 1885 nodocostata Tate & May, 1901.
Typical shell-length 50 mm. Lives in offshore waters. Native. Occurs in southeastern Australia (NSW and TAS); also New Zealand.

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Tonnoidea
Family: Ranellidae
Subfamily: Cymatiinae
Genus: Sassia

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