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Molluscs of Tasmania

Cerithiopsidae – Seilinae: Seila insignis (May, 1911) (‘unmarked false-creeper’)

Synonym(s): insignis May, 1911.
Typical shell-length 13 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore amongst sponges. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (TAS and VIC).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Triphoroidea
Family: Cerithiopsidae
Subfamily: Seilinae
Genus: Seila

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