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Molluscs of Tasmania

Pyramidellidae – Turbonillinae: Turbonilla (Pyrgiscilla) tiara May, 1911 (‘tiara pyramid-shell’)

Synonym(s): tiara May, 1911.
Typical shell-length 9.0 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore as an ectoparasite of other invertebrates. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (TAS only).

Classification

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

Localities for Turbonilla tiara
Vexitomina
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