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Molluscs of Tasmania

Rissoinidae: Zebinella elegantula (Angas, 1880) (‘elegant rice-shell’)

Synonym(s): elegantula Angas, 1880.

Typical shell-length 7.0 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore under rocks and stones. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC, SA and WA).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoinidae
Genus: Zebinella