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Molluscs of Tasmania

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
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