Clathurellidae: Etrema (Etrema) denseplicata (Dunker, 1871) (‘densely-ribbed turrid’)
Synonym(s): denseplicata Dunker, 1871 atkinsoni Tenison-Woods, 1876 philomena Tenison-Woods, 1876 pulchra Tenison-Woods, 1877 crassina Angas, 1880 parvula Sowerby, 1896.
Typical shell-length 13 mm. Lives subtidally amongst rocks and seaweed. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (TAS, VIC and SA). In Tasmanian waters, this is a widespread species but seldom beached; most likely to be encountered in the N.
Classification
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Clathurellidae
Genus: Etrema
Localities for Etrema denseplicata
Black River Beach: northern end
Coles Bay: Parsons Cove
D’Entrecasteaux Channel (unlocalised)
East Ulverstone
Flinders Island: E coast (unlocalised)
Flinders Island: Fotheringate Beach: southern end
Flinders Island: Leeka: foreshore towards Twelve Hour Point
Flinders Island: The Dock
King Island: Cape Wickham
King Island: Colliers Beach
King Island: Ettrick Beach
King Island: Fitzmaurice Bay
King Island: Seal Point
King Island (unlocalised)
Leith: foreshore
Marion Bay (unlocalised)
Mount Chappell Island
Pirates Bay: middle rocks
Port Davey: Whalers Cove
Somerset: foreshore
Taroona Beach
Taroona: Dixons Beach
Tasmania (unlocalised)
Ulverstone (unlocalised)
Woolnorth: Valley Bay