Siliquariidae – Siliquariinae: Tenagodus australis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) (‘southern worm-shell’)

Synonym(s): australis Quoy & Gaimard, 1834.
Typical shell-length 80 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore embedded in sponges. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (TAS, VIC and SA). In Tasmanian waters, this species is frequent as a beached shell in the N; rare to absent further S.