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Molluscs of Tasmania

Cerithiidae – Cerithiinae: Glyptozaria columnaria Cotton & Woods, 1935 (‘Cape Pillar creeper’)

Synonym(s): columnaria Cotton & Woods, 1935.

Typical shell-length 8.0 mm. Lives in offshore waters. Native. Occurs in southeastern Australia (TAS and SA).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Cerithiimorpha – Cerithiimorpha
Superfamily: Cerithioidea
Family: Cerithiidae
Subfamily: Cerithiinae
Genus: Glyptozaria

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