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Molluscs of Tasmania

Pyramidellidae – Turbonillinae: Turbonilla (unplaced) scalpidens (Watson, 1886) (‘flat-toothed pyramid-shell’)

Synonym(s): scalpidens Watson, 1886.
Typical shell-length 3.0 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore 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: Turbonillinae
Genus: Turbonilla

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