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Molluscs of Tasmania

Pomatiopsidae – Pomatiopsinae: Coxiella (Coxiella) striata (Reeve, 1842) (‘streaky coxiella’)

Synonym(s): striata Reeve, 1842 filosa Mitchell, 1838 badgerensis Johnston, 1879 confusa E. A. Smith, 1898.

Typical shell-length 12 mm. Lives intertidally on sand and mud. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC and SA).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Truncatelloidea
Family: Pomatiopsidae
Subfamily: Pomatiopsinae
Genus: Coxiella

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