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Molluscs of Tasmania

Muricidae – Trophoninae: Gemixystus laminatus (Petterd, 1884) (‘laminated trophon’)

Synonym(s): laminatus Petterd, 1884.

Typical shell-length 5.0 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC and SA).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Trophoninae
Genus: Gemixystus

Localities for Gemixystus laminatus
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