Haminoeidae – Atydinae: Nipponatys tumidus Burn, 1978 (‘swollen bubble-shell’)

Synonym(s): tumidus Burn, 1978.

Typical shell-length 5.0 mm. Lives intertidally and subtidally amongst Derbesia marina algae. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (TAS and VIC).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Cephalaspidea
Superfamily: Haminoeoidea
Family: Haminoeidae
Subfamily: Atydinae
Genus: Nipponatys

Localities for Nipponatys tumidus

Nipponatys tumidus Bicheno: Waubs Gulch
Nipponatys tumidus Black River Beach: northern end
Nipponatys tumidus Flinders Island: Fotheringate Beach: southern end
Nipponatys tumidus Frederick Henry Bay (unlocalised)
Nipponatys tumidus Greens Beach: main beach
Nipponatys tumidus Rocky Cape: Forwards Beach
Nipponatys tumidus Stanley: Anthony Beach
Nipponatys tumidus Stanley: Tatlows Beach
Nipponatys tumidus Tamar River: West Arm