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Molluscs of Tasmania

Solariellidae: Archiminolia oleacea (Hedley & Petterd, 1906) (‘oily top-shell’)

Synonym(s): oleacea Hedley & Petterd, 1906.

Typical shell-length 16 mm. Lives in offshore waters. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC and SA).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Solariellidae
Genus: Archiminolia

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