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Molluscs of Tasmania

Mangeliidae: Heterocithara bilineata (Angas, 1871) (‘double-lined turrid’)

Synonym(s): bilineata Angas, 1871.

Typical shell-length 10 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS and VIC).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Heterocithara

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