Chilodontidae: Herpetopoma aspersum (Philippi, 1846) (‘speckled top-shell’)

Synonym(s): aspersum Philippi, 1846.

Typical shell-length 15 mm. Lives subtidally under rocks and stones. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC, SA and WA). In Tasmanian waters, this is a common species in the N, where the largest shells are found; rare or absent to the S.