![banner3 Molluscs of Tasmania](https://molluscsoftasmania.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/banner3.jpg)
Ranellidae – Cymatiinae: Cymatiella columnaria (Hedley & May, 1908) (‘Cape Pillar rock-whelk’)
Synonym(s): columnaria Hedley & May, 1908.
Typical shell-length 15 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (TAS, VIC and SA).
Classification
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Tonnoidea
Family: Ranellidae
Subfamily: Cymatiinae
Genus: Cymatiella
Localities for Cymatiella columnaria
![species image](https://molluscsoftasmania.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Cymatiella-columnaria-1.jpg)
![locality map](https://molluscsoftasmania.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Cymatiella-columnaria.jpg)