Rissoinidae: Rissoina (Rissolina) angasii (Pease, 1872) (‘Angas’ rice-shell’)
Synonym(s): angasii Pease, 1872.
Typical shell-length 5.0 mm. Lives subtidally amongst rocks and seaweed. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC, SA and WA). In Tasmanian waters, this is a widespread but uncommon species.
Classification
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoinidae
Genus: Rissoina
Localities for Rissoina angasii
Beechford: foreshore
Bicheno: Rice Beach
Bicheno: Waubs Beach
Burnie: Blythe Heads & estuary
Cape Portland
Cape Portland: Home Beach
Clayton: foreshore
Eaglehawk Neck: eastern side
East Devonport: Moorland Beach
East Devonport: Pardoe Point
East Ulverstone
Flinders Island: Fotheringate Beach: southern end
Flinders Island: Killiecrankie: foreshore
Flinders Island: Leeka: foreshore towards Twelve Hour Point
Flinders Island: Lillies Bay
Flinders Island: Palana Beach
Granville Harbour: coast to N
Greens Beach: main beach
Huon Island
King Island: Currie Harbour
King Island: Fitzmaurice Bay
King Island: Seal Point
King Island (unlocalised)
Leith: Lillico Beach
Leven River: mouth
Low Head (unlocalised)
North Bruny Island: Variety Bay
North coast of Tasmania (unlocalised)
Nubeena: Roaring Beach
Pirates Bay (unlocalised)
Port Davey: Whalers Cove
Port Latta: Cowrie Point
Seymour Beach: northern end
South Bruny Island: Adventure Bay: Cemetery Bluff
South Bruny Island: Adventure Bay – Coal Point
South Bruny Island: Adventure Bay: Grass Point
South Bruny Island: Coal Point
Tamar River: Kelso: foreshore
Tasmania (unlocalised)
Ulverstone (unlocalised)
Waterhouse Point
Woolnorth: Valley Bay
