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Molluscs of Tasmania

Cingulopsidae: Skenella voorwindei (Ponder & Yoo, 1981) (‘Voorwinde’s false eaton-shell’)

Synonym(s): voorwindei Ponder & Yoo, 1980.

Typical shell-length 1.2 mm. Lives in offshore waters. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW and TAS). In Tasmanian waters, this species is currently known only from a single record offshore from the northeast coast.

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Cingulopsoidea
Family: Cingulopsidae
Genus: Skenella

Localities for Skenella voorwindei
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