Siliquariidae – Siliquariinae: Tenagodus australis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) (‘southern worm-shell’)
Synonym(s): australis Quoy & Gaimard, 1834.
Typical shell-length 80 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore embedded in sponges. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (TAS, VIC and SA). In Tasmanian waters, this species is frequent as a beached shell in the N; rare to absent further S.
Classification
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Cerithiimorpha – Cerithiimorpha
Superfamily: Cerithioidea
Family: Siliquariidae
Subfamily: Siliquariinae
Genus: Tenagodus
Localities for Tenagodus australis
Bellingham
Black River Beach
Black River Beach: northern end
Black River Beach: southern end
Burnie: Titan Point
Cape Barren Island: Bungs Beach
Cape Portland: Home Beach
Cape Portland (unlocalised)
Dunalley (unlocalised)
East Devonport: Moorland Beach
East Devonport: Moorland Point
East Ulverstone
East Ulverstone: Buttons Beach
Flinders Island: Fotheringate Bay
Flinders Island: Killiecrankie: foreshore
Flinders Island: Palana Beach
Greens Beach: main beach
Hawley Beach: foreshore towards Point Sorell
Hellyer Beach
Leith: foreshore
Leith: Lillico Beach
Little Musselroe Bay: northern end
Little Peggs Beach
Lulworth: Tam O”Shanter Bay
Narawntapu: Bakers Beach
Narawntapu: Griffiths Point
Peggs Beach (unlocalised)
Peggs Beach: western end
Penguin: Johnsons Beach
Penguin: Lonah & Lodders Point
Point Sorell and foreshore to SW
Port Latta: Cowrie Point
Port Sorell (unlocalised)
Rocky Cape: Burgess Cove
Rocky Cape: Castle Rock Bay
Rocky Cape: Cave Bay
Rocky Cape: foreshore N of Picnic Beach
Rocky Cape: Forwards Beach
Rocky Cape: Mary Anne Cove area
Rocky Cape: northern coves
Rocky Cape: Picnic Beach & rocks to S
Sisters Beach
Somerset: foreshore
Stanley: Anthony Beach
Stanley: foreshore
Stanley: Godfreys Beach
Stanley: Halfmoon Bay
Stanley: Tatlows Beach
Tamar River: Kelso: foreshore
Tasmania (unlocalised)
The Gardens: Swimcart Beach
Three Hummock Island: Three Gullies Bay area
West Ulverstone: foreshore