Cerithiopsidae – Cerithiopsinae: Specula mammilla (May, 1919) (‘nippled false-creeper’)
Synonym(s): mammilla May, 1920.
Typical shell-length 4.0 mm. Lives in offshore waters amongst sponges. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (TAS, VIC and SA).
Classification
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Triphoroidea
Family: Cerithiopsidae
Subfamily: Cerithiopsinae
Genus: Specula
no coastal locality records for this species currently available