Cystiscidae - Cystiscinae: Genus Cystiscus Stimpson, 1865 - “margin-shells”
In Tasmania, this genus includes 16 species, as follows:

Cystiscus alternans (alternating margin-shell)

Cystiscus angasi (Angas’ margin-shell)

Cystiscus bucca (cheek margin-shell)

Cystiscus connectans (connecting margin-shell)

Cystiscus cratericulus (crater margin-shell)

Cystiscus cymbalum (cymbal margin-shell)

Cystiscus flindersi (Flinders’ margin-shell)

Cystiscus freycineti (Freycinet’s margin-shell)

Cystiscus halli (Hall’s margin-shell)

Cystiscus incertus (uncertain margin-shell)

Cystiscus indiscretus (indiscrete margin-shell)

Cystiscus minutissimus (least margin-shell)

Cystiscus obesulus (fat margin-shell)

Cystiscus subauriculatus (eared margin-shell)

Cystiscus thouinensis (Cape Thouin margin-shell)

Cystiscus tomlinianus (Tomlinian margin-shell)





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