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Molluscs of Tasmania

Anabathridae: Amphithalamus (Amphithalamus) ‘obesus’ H. Adams, 1866 (‘fat rice-shell’)

Synonym(s): obesus H. Adams, 1866 erma Cotton, 1944.
Typical shell-length 1.5 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore. Native. Endemic to southern Australia (TAS and SA).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Truncatelloidea
Family: Anabathridae
Genus: Amphithalamus

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