Australaria australasia

Australaria australasia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Buccinoidea
Family:	Fasciolariidae
Genus:	Australaria
Species:	A. australasia
Binomial name
Australaria australasia (Perry, 1811)
Synonyms [1]
Pleuroploca australasia(Perry, 1811) Pyrula australasiaPerry, 1811 (basionym)

Australaria australasia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies. ^[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in southern Australia, including the states of South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania and probably others.

References

1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Australaria australasia (Perry, 1811). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=607880 on 2012-08-25

• Sheppard, A (1984). The molluscan fauna of Chagos (Indian Ocean) and an analysis of its broad distribution patterns. Coral Reefs 3: 43–50
• Snyder M.A., Vermeij G.J. & Lyons W.G. (2012) The genera and biogeography of Fasciolariinae (Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Fasciolariidae). Basteria 76(1–3): 31–70.