Periplomatidae: Offadesma angasi (Crosse & P. Fischer, 1864) (‘Angas’ lantern-shell’)

Synonym(s): angasi Crosse & Fischer, 1864.
Typical shell-length 85 mm. As with all lantern-shells, shell thin and fragile. Lives intertidally and subtidally in mud in sheltered environments. Native. Occurs in southern and eastern Australia (QLD, NSW, TAS, VIC and SA); also New Zealand. In Tasmanian waters, this is a widespread species but seldom common.