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Molluscs of Tasmania

Raphitomidae: Asperdaphne (Asperdaphne) sculptilior (Tenison-Woods, 1878) (‘engraver turrid’)

Synonym(s): sculptilior Tenison-Woods, 1878 sculptior Tenison-Woods, 1879.

Typical shell-length 6.0 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (TAS only).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Asperdaphne

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