Batillaria australis

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Batillaria australis
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Shell of Batillaria australis (museum specimen)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Batillariidae
Genus: Batillaria
Species:
B. australis
Binomial name
Batillaria australis
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Synonyms
  • Cerithidea alternataHutton, 1873
  • Cerithium alternatumHutton, 1873 (synonym & homonym)
  • Cerithium australeQuoy & Gaimard, 1834 (original combination)
  • Velacumantus australis(Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)

Batillaria australis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Batillariidae. [1]

The species occurs along the coasts of Australia. [2]

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References

  1. Batillaria australis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 May 2010.
  2. Australia, Atlas of Living. "Species: Batillaria australis (Mud Creeper)". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 10 June 2024.