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Molluscs of Tasmania

Muricidae – Typhinae: Siphonochelus (Siphonochelus) syringianus (Hedley, 1903) (‘pan-pipes murex’)

Synonym(s): syringianus Hedley, 1903 generosus Iredale, 1936.

Typical shell-length 10 mm. Lives in offshore waters. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC and SA).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Typhinae
Genus: Siphonochelus

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