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Triphoridae – Metaxiinae: Seilarex turritelliformis (Angas, 1877) (‘screwshell-like dextral-creeper’)
Synonym(s): turritelliformis Angas, 1877 multilirata Sowerby, 1894 attenuata Hedley, 1900.
Typical shell-length 14 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore. Native. Endemic to eastern Australia (QLD, NSW, TAS and VIC).
Classification
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Triphoroidea
Family: Triphoridae
Subfamily: Metaxiinae
Genus: Seilarex
Localities for Seilarex turritelliformis
![species image](https://molluscsoftasmania.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Seilarex-turritelliformis-1.jpg)
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