''Austroliotia saxa'', is a
species
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of
sea snail
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, a marine
gastropod
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This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk
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in the
family
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Liotiidae
Liotiidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).Gofas, S. (2013). Liotiidae Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of ...
.
The database of Seashells of New South Wales considers this species a synonym of ''
Austroliotia scalaris''
(Hedley, 1903) as the specimen, on which Laseron based its description of this species, was worn and had poorly developed spines and axial lamellae.
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Description
The height and width of the shell attains 8 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New South Wales
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, image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg
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, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
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, Australia.
References
* Laseron, C. 1954. ''Revision of the Liotiidae of New South Wales''. The Australian Zoologist 12(1): 1–25, figs 1-49a Australian Faunal Directory: ''Austroliotia darwinensis''
Austroliotia">saxa
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Gastropods described in 1954
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