Cerithiopsidae – Cerithiopsinae: Prolixodens cessicus (Hedley, 1906) (‘stopped false-creeper’)
Synonym(s): cessicus Hedley, 1906 minimum Tenison-Woods, 1878.
Typical shell-length 4.0 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore on sand. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC, SA and WA).
Classification
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Triphoroidea
Family: Cerithiopsidae
Subfamily: Cerithiopsinae
Genus: Prolixodens
Localities for Prolixodens cessicus
Blackmans Bay
Black River Beach: southern end
Bridport: beach
Burnie: Blythe Heads & estuary
Cape Portland (unlocalised)
Clayton: foreshore
East Ulverstone: Buttons Beach
Flinders Island: Leeka: foreshore towards Twelve Hour Point
Flinders Island: The Dock
Georges Bay: Blanche Point
Greens Beach: main beach
Huon Island
King Island: Fitzmaurice Bay
Maria Island: Trigonia Corner
Orford: East Shelly Beach
Pirates Bay: middle rocks
Pirates Bay: near landing
Pirates Bay (unlocalised)
Port Arthur: Denmans Cove
Port Davey: Whalers Cove
South coast of Tasmania (unlocalised)
Swanwick: foreshore
Tamar River: George Town (unlocalised)
Tamar River: Kelso: foreshore
Taroona: Dixons Beach
Tasmania (unlocalised)
Triabunna: Plain Place Beach