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Molluscs of Tasmania

Pyramidellidae – Turbonillinae: Turbonilla (Chemnitzia) macleayana Tenison-Woods, 1876 (‘needle-like pyramid-shell’)

Synonym(s): macleayana Tenison-Woods, 1877.
Typical shell-length 8.0 mm. Lives subtidally as an ectoparasite of other invertebrates. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS and VIC).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Lower Heterobranchia
Superfamily: Pyramidelloidea
Family: Pyramidellidae
Subfamily: Turbonillinae
Genus: Turbonilla

Localities for Turbonilla macleayana
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