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Molluscs of Tasmania

Clathurellidae: Turrella morologus (Hedley, 1922) (‘foolish turrid’)

Synonym(s): morologus Hedley, 1922.
Typical shell-length 8 mm. Lives in offshore waters. Native. Endemic to eastern Australia (QLD, NSW, TAS and SA). In Tasmanian waters, this species is currently known only from a single record offshore from the northwest coast.

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Clathurellidae
Genus: Turrella

Localities for Turrella morologus
Vexitomina
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