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Molluscs of Tasmania

Trochidae – Halistylinae: Charisma arenacea (Pritchard & Gatliff, 1902) (‘sandy top-shell’)

Synonym(s): arenacea Pritchard & Gatliff, 1901.

Typical shell-length 2.0 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (TAS, VIC and SA).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Subfamily: Halistylinae
Genus: Charisma

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