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Odostomia tasmanica

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Tasmania pyramid-shell
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O. tasmanica
Binomial name
Odostomia tasmanica
(Tenison Woods, 1877)
Synonyms

Styloptygma tasmanica Tenison-Woods, 1877 (basionym)

Odostomia tasmanica, common name the Tasmania pyramid-shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1]

Description

The length of the shell measures 2 mm.

Distribution

This endemic species occurs in the littoral zone and offshore off Tasmania, the Bass Strait, New South Wales and Victoria.

References

  • OBIS : Odostomia tasmanica
  • CF Laseron, The Family Pyramidellidae (Mollusca) from Northern Australia, Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 10(2) 177 - 268