Family (-subfamily) Naticidae - Naticinae - “sand-snails”
In Tasmania, this family (-subfamily) includes 14 species in the following genera:

Eunaticina (sand-snails) (figure a)

Friginatica (sand-snails) (figure b)

Neverita (sand-snails) (figure c)

Notocochlis (necklace-shells) (figure d)

Polinices (sand-snails) (e.g. figures e-f)

Tanea (necklace-shells) (e.g. figure g)

Tasmatica (necklace-shells)

Tectonatica (necklace-shells)




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