Austroliotia australis

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Austroliotia australis
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Shell of Austroliotia australis (lectotype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Liotiidae
Genus: Austroliotia
Species:
A. australis
Binomial name
Austroliotia australis
(Kiener, 1839)
Synonyms

Liotina australisKiener, 1839

Austroliotia australis, commonly known as the southern liotia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Liotiidae. [1]

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Description

The shell reaches a height of14 mm. It is white and features a pronounced umbilicus. The rounded whorls are marked by spiral riblets and longitudinal striae. A beaded riblet extends into the umbilicus. The peristome is varicose, with the inner margin extending below and above. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the subtidal zone off Australia (New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia) and Tasmania.

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References

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