Siphonariidae: Pugillaria stowae (Verco, 1906) (‘Stow’s siphon-shell’)
Synonym(s): stowae Verco, 1906 comiat Iredale, 1924.
Typical shell-length 6.0 mm. Lives intertidally on rocks. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC, SA and WA). In Tasmanian waters, this is probably a widespread species, but overlooked because of its small size.
Classification
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Pulmonata – Basommatophora
Superfamily: Siphonarioidea
Family: Siphonariidae
Genus: Pugillaria
Localities for Pugillaria stowae
Bicheno: Redbill Beach
Burnie: Blythe Heads & estuary
Carlton Beach: Spectacle Island
Clarke Island: Black Point
Dover: Roaring Bay Beach
Flinders Island: Fotheringate Beach: southern end
Frederick Henry Bay: Sloping Island
Georges Bay: Blanche Point
King Island: Colliers Beach
King Island: Ettrick Beach
King Island: Seal Point
King Island: Surprise Bay
King Island: Victoria Cove
Little Musselroe Bay: Tree Point area
Maria Island: Bloodstone Beach
North Bruny Island: Killora Bay
Rocky Cape: Forwards Beach
Sloping Lagoon: Lagoon Beach
Tamar River: Kelso: foreshore