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Molluscs of Tasmania

Horaiclavidae: Vexitomina radulaeformis (Weinkauff & Kobelt, 1876) (‘scraping-iron turrid’)

Synonym(s): rudulaeformis Weinkauff & Kobelt, 1876.
Typical shell-length 17 mm. Lives in offshore waters. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (TAS and VIC). There are as yet no confirmed records of this species in Tasmanian waters, although its presence here would not be surprising.

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Horaiclavidae
Genus: Vexitomina

Vexitomina
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