Olivellidae: Belloliva leucozona (A. Adams & Angas, 1864) (‘white-zoned olive’)
Synonym(s): leucozona A. Adams & Angas, 1864 brazieri Angas, 1877.
Typical shell-length 15 mm. Beached shells often worn to white. Lives subtidally and offshore in sand, especially in moderately sheltered environments. Native. Endemic to eastern Australia (QLD, NSW, TAS and VIC). In Tasmanian waters, this is a widespread but uncommon species.
Classification
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Olivoidea
Family: Bellolividae
Genus: Belloliva
Localities for Belloliva leucozona
Bicheno: Diamond Island
Blackmans Bay
Black River Beach
Black River Beach: northern end
Black River Beach: southern end
Burnie: Blythe Heads & estuary
Clifton Beach: western end
Croppies Beach: northern end
Earlham: foreshore
Fortescue Bay
Kingston Beach
Lauderdale: Seven Mile Beach
Little Peggs Beach
Low Head (unlocalised)
Maria Island: Darlington Bay
Mayfield Beach to Mayfield Point
Port Latta: Cowrie Point
Rocky Cape: Mary Anne Cove area
South coast of Tasmania (unlocalised)
Stanley: Circular Head
Stanley: Godfreys Beach
Stanley: Tatlows Beach
Taroona: Alum Cliffs
Taroona Beach
Taroona: Dixons Beach
Tasmania (unlocalised)
Ulverstone (unlocalised)