Hipponicidae: Antisabia foliacea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835) (‘leafy bonnet-limpet’)

Synonym(s): foliacea Quoy & Gaimard, 1835.

Typical shell-length 15 mm. Extent of scaliness of shell surface varies. Lives subtidally under rocks and stones. Native. Occurs in southeastern and southwestern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC, SA and WA); also New Caledonia, the Cook Islands and Hawaii. In Tasmanian waters, this is a widespread and common species, especially in the N.