Trochidae – Cantharidinae: Nanula tasmanica (Petterd, 1879) (‘Tasmanian top-shell’)

Synonym(s): tasmanica Petterd, 1879.
Typical shell-length 5.5 mm. Lives subtidally amongst rocks and seaweed. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (TAS and VIC).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Subfamily: Cantharidinae
Genus: Nanula

Localities for Nanula tasmanica

Binalong Bay: Jeanneret Beach
Black River Beach: northern end
Black River Beach: southern end
Bridport: beach
Cape Portland: Roses Bay
Coles Bay: Richardsons Beach
Flinders Island: Fotheringate Beach: southern end
Flinders Island: Leeka: foreshore towards Twelve Hour Point
Flinders Island (unlocalised)
Frederick Henry Bay (unlocalised)
Greens Beach: main beach
Low Head: East Beach
Narawntapu: Bakers Point & Springlawn Beach
North coast of Tasmania (unlocalised)
Pirates Bay (unlocalised)
Rocky Cape: Forwards Beach
Stanley: Tatlows Beach
Taroona: Dixons Beach
Tasmania (unlocalised)
The Gardens: Swimcart Beach