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Molluscs of Tasmania

Muricidae – Trophoninae: Litozamia rudolphi (Brazier, 1894) (‘Rudolph’s trophon’)

Synonym(s): rudolphi Brazier, 1894.

Typical shell-length 6.0 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore amongst rocks and seaweed. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS and VIC).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Trophoninae
Genus: Litozamia

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