Velutinidae – Lamellariinae: Lamellaria australis Basedow, 1905 (‘southern ear-cowrie’)
Synonym(s): australis Basedow, 1905.
Typical shell-length 20 mm. Lives subtidally under rocks and stones. Native. Endemic to southern and southwestern Australia (TAS, SA and WA).
Classification
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Velutinoidea
Family: Velutinidae
Subfamily: Lamellariinae
Genus: Lamellaria