Muricidae – Trophoninae: Benthoxystus columnarius (Hedley & May, 1908) (‘Cape Pillar trophon’)
Synonym(s): columnarius Hedley & May, 1908.
Typical shell-length 15 mm. Lives in offshore waters. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS and VIC).
Classification
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Trophoninae
Genus: Benthoxystus
no coastal locality records for this species currently available