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Molluscs of Tasmania

Pyramidellidae – Syrnolinae: Syrnola aurantiaca (Angas, 1867) (‘orange-red pyramid-shell’)

Synonym(s): aurantiaca Angas, 1867 aurantia Petterd, 1884.
Typical shell-length 5.0 mm. Lives subtidally as an ectoparasite of other invertebrates. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW and TAS).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Lower Heterobranchia
Superfamily: Pyramidelloidea
Family: Pyramidellidae
Subfamily: Syrnolinae
Genus: Syrnola

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