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Molluscs of Tasmania

Eulimidae: Scalenostoma lodderae (Petterd, 1884) (‘Lodder’s coral-snail’)

Synonym(s): lodderae Petterd, 1884 robusta Petterd, 1884 crotaphis Watson, 1886 petterdi Tate & May, 1901.
Typical shell-length 13 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore on hard corals. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS and VIC).

Classification

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

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