''Emblanda emblematica'' is a

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...

of sea snail, a marine aquatic operculate gastropod

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s in the clade

Littorinimorpha Littorinimorpha is a large order of snails, gastropods, consisting primarily of sea snails ( marine species), but also including some freshwater snails ( aquatic species) and land snails ( terrestrial species).Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Fr ...

. ''Emblanda emblematica'' is the sole species in the genus ''Emblanda'', which itself is the only genus within the family Emblandidae.

Distribution

This species occurs in southeastern Australia.''Species: Emblanda emblematica''
- map. accessed 28 July 2009.

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Emblandidae Gastropods described in 1906 Taxa named by Winston Ponder {{Caenogastropoda-stub