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Molluscs of Tasmania

Calliostomatidae – Calliostomatinae: Calliostoma TAS sp 01 (‘TAS sp 01 top-shell’)

Synonym(s):

TAS sp 01

Typical shell-length 13 mm. Lives in offshore waters on sponges and bryozoans in sandy areas. Native. Occurs in southeastern Australia (TAS and perhaps other states).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Subfamily: Calliostomatinae
Genus: Calliostoma

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