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Molluscs of Tasmania

Rissoidae: Alvania (Alvania) fasciata (Tenison-Woods, 1876) (‘banded rice-shell’)

Synonym(s): fasciata Tenison-Woods, 1876 hulli Tate, 1893 hulliana eucraspeda Hedley, 1911 eminens Laseron, 1950.

Typical shell-length 4.0 mm. Lives subtidally. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC and SA).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania

Localities for Alvania fasciata

Bangor: Lagoon Bay
Beechford: foreshore
Bicheno: Cod Rock
Bicheno: Redbill Beach
Binalong Bay: beach
Binalong Bay: Jeanneret Beach
Black River Beach: northern end
Black River Beach: southern end
Boat Harbour: beach
Burnie: Blythe Heads & estuary
Cape Portland: Home Beach
Cape Portland: Roses Bay
Carlton: Park Beach
Chain of Lagoons: Piccaninny Point
Clayton: foreshore
De Witt Island
Eaglehawk Neck: eastern side
Flinders Island: Fotheringate Beach: southern end
Flinders Island: Leeka: foreshore towards Twelve Hour Point
Flinders Island: Lillies Bay
Fortescue Bay
Freycinet Peninsula: Wineglass Bay
Georges Bay: Blanche Point
Greens Beach: main beach
Hogan Island
Huon Island
King Island: Colliers Beach
King Island: Currie Harbour
King Island: Ettrick Beach
King Island: Fitzmaurice Bay
King Island: Halfmoon Bay
King Island: Little Porky Beach
King Island: Seal Point
King Island (unlocalised)
Low Head: East Beach
Maria Island: Bloodstone Point
Maria Island: Darlington Bay
Maria Island: Trigonia Corner
Marrawah: West Point
Narawntapu: Bakers Point & Springlawn Beach
Narawntapu: Copper Cove
New Harbour
North Bruny Island: Bull Bay
Nubeena: White Beach
Okehampton Bay (unlocalised)
Orford: East Shelly Beach
Orford: Spring Beach
Pirates Bay: Fossil Island
Pirates Bay: near landing
Pirates Bay (unlocalised)
Port Arthur: Denmans Cove
Port Cygnet: Cray Point
Port Davey: Whalers Cove
Rocky Cape: Forwards Beach
South Bruny Island: Adventure Bay: Cemetery Bluff
South Bruny Island: Adventure Bay – Coal Point
South Bruny Island: Adventure Bay: Grass Point
Southport: Roaring Beach
Stanley: Tatlows Beach
Swanwick: foreshore
Tamar River: Kelso: foreshore
Taroona: Alum Cliffs
Taroona Beach
Taroona: Dixons Beach
Tasmania (unlocalised)
The Gardens: Coffeys Gulch
The Gardens: Swimcart Beach
Three Hummock Island: Rape Bay
Tinderbox Beach
Triabunna: Plain Place Beach
Ulverstone (unlocalised)
Waterhouse Point

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