Cancellariidae – Cancellariinae: Sydaphera granosa (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832) (‘grainy nutmeg-shell’)

Synonym(s): granosa Sowerby, 1832.

Typical shell-length 45 mm. Size, thickness and degree of ornamentation vary. Lives subtidally amongst seaweed and seagrass. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC and SA). In Tasmanian waters, this species is primarily found along the N coast and around the Bass Strait islands, where sometimes common as a beached shell.