Scissurellidae – Scissurellinae: Sukashitrochus pulcher (Petterd, 1884) (‘beautiful slit-shell’)

Synonym(s): pulcher Petterd, 1884.

Typical shell-length 2.2 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (TAS, VIC and SA).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Scissurelloidea
Family: Scissurellidae
Subfamily: Scissurellinae
Genus: Sukashitrochus

Localities for Sukashitrochus pulcher

Beechford: foreshore
Bicheno: Cod Rock
Binalong Bay: beach
Binalong Bay: Jeanneret Beach
Black River Beach: northern end
Black River Beach: southern end
Burnie: Blythe Heads & estuary
Burnie: Sulphur Creek
Cape Portland (unlocalised)
East Devonport: Moorland Beach
East Wynyard: beach
Flinders Island: E coast (unlocalised)
Flinders Island: Fotheringate Beach: southern end
Flinders Island: Killiecrankie: foreshore
Flinders Island: Leeka: foreshore towards Twelve Hour Point
Flinders Island: The Dock
Flinders Island: Trousers Point
Georges Bay: Blanche Point
Greens Beach: main beach
Hawley Beach
Hawley Beach: foreshore towards Point Sorell
King Island: Ettrick Beach
King Island: Fitzmaurice Bay
King Island: Seal Point
Low Head: East Beach
Maria Island: Darlington Bay
Maria Island: Trigonia Corner
North coast of Tasmania (unlocalised)
Orford: Spring Beach
Pirates Bay (unlocalised)
Port Arthur: Denmans Cove
Rocky Cape: Forwards Beach
Stanley: Godfreys Beach
Stanley: Tatlows Beach
Tasmania (unlocalised)
The Gardens: Coffeys Gulch
The Gardens: Swimcart Beach
Ulverstone (unlocalised)