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Molluscs of Tasmania

Triphoridae – Triphorinae: Hedleytriphora fasciata (Tenison-Woods, 1879) (‘banded sinistral-creeper’)

Synonym(s): fasciata Tenison-Woods, 1879.

Typical shell-length 7.3 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore amongst sponges. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC, SA and WA).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Triphoroidea
Family: Triphoridae
Subfamily: Triphorinae
Genus: Hedleytriphora

Localities for Hedleytriphora fasciata

Bangor: Lagoon Bay
Beechford: foreshore
Bicheno: Cod Rock
Binalong Bay: beach
Binalong Bay: Jeanneret Beach
Black River Beach: northern end
Black River Beach: southern end
Bridport: beach
Burnie: Blythe Heads & estuary
Cape Barren Island (unlocalised)
Cape Portland: Roses Bay
Chain of Lagoons: Piccaninny Point
Curtis Island
Denison Beach: Porch Rocks
Eaglehawk Neck: eastern side
East Wynyard: beach
Flinders Island: Fotheringate Beach: southern end
Flinders Island (unlocalised)
Freycinet Peninsula: Cooks Beach
Friendly Beaches
Greens Beach: main beach
Hunter Island (unlocalised)
King Island: Colliers Beach
King Island: Fitzmaurice Bay
King Island: Halfmoon Bay
King Island (unlocalised)
Low Head: East Beach
Maria Island: Bloodstone Point
Maria Island: Darlington Bay
Maria Island: Howells Point & Painted Cliffs
Maria Island: Trigonia Corner
Narawntapu: Copper Cove
North West coast of Tasmania (unlocalised)
Orford: East Shelly Beach
Orford: Spring Beach
Orford: West Shelly Beach
Peggs Beach (unlocalised)
Pirates Bay: Fossil Island
Pirates Bay: middle rocks
Pirates Bay: near landing
Pirates Bay (unlocalised)
Port Davey: Whalers Cove
Port Latta: Cowrie Point
Rheban Beach
Seymour Beach: northern end
South Bruny Island: Adventure Bay: Cemetery Bluff
South Bruny Island: Adventure Bay: Grass Point
Stanley: Godfreys Beach
Stanley: Tatlows Beach
Stanley: West Inlet
Swanwick: foreshore
Tamar River: Kelso: foreshore
Taroona: Alum Cliffs
Taroona Beach
Taroona: Dixons Beach
The Gardens: Coffeys Gulch

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