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Molluscs of Tasmania

Newtoniellidae – Eumetulinae: Socienna angasi (Semper, 1874) (‘Angas’ false-creeper’)

Synonym(s): angasi Semper, 1874 clathratus Angas, 1871.

Typical shell-length 4.0 mm. Lives subtidally amongst sponges. Native. Endemic to eastern Australia (QLD, NSW, TAS and VIC).

Classification

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

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no coastal locality records for this species currently available