Eulimidae: Stilapex lactarius Iredale, 1925 (‘milky brittlestar-snail’)

Synonym(s): lactarius Iredale, 1925.

Typical shell-length 8.0 mm. Lives in offshore waters as an internal parasite of bristlestars. Native. Occurs in southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS and VIC); also Japan.

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Eulimoidea
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Stilapex

no coastal locality records for this species currently available