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Molluscs of Tasmania

Rissoidae: Onoba (Onoba) agnewi (Tenison Woods, 1877) (‘Agnew’s rice-shell’)

Synonym(s): agnewi Tenison-Woods, 1877.

Typical shell-length 3.0 mm. Lives subtidally amongst seaweed. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (TAS and VIC).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Onoba

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