Trochidae – Cantharidinae: Thalotia conica (Gray, 1827) (‘conical kelp-shell’)
Synonym(s): conica Gray, 1827 pictus Wood, 1828 dubia Tenison-Woods, 1878.
Typical shell-length 20 mm. Lives intertidally and subtidally amongst seagrass, especially in moderately sheltered environments. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (TAS, VIC, SA and WA). In Tasmanian waters, this is a common species on the N coast and around the Bass Strait islands; rare or absent to the S.
Classification
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Subfamily: Cantharidinae
Genus: Thalotia
Localities for Thalotia conica
Thalotia conica Bellingham
Thalotia conica Black River Beach
Thalotia conica Black River Beach: northern end
Thalotia conica Black River Beach: southern end
Thalotia conica Bridport: Adams Beach
Thalotia conica Bridport: beach
Thalotia conica Bridport: East Sandy Point
Thalotia conica Bridport: Lades Beach
Thalotia conica Bridport (unlocalised)
Thalotia conica Bruny Island (unlocalised)
Thalotia conica Burnie (unlocalised)
Thalotia conica Cape Barren Island: Bungs Beach
Thalotia conica Cape Barren Island: Kenneth Point: foreshore to E
Thalotia conica Cape Barren Island: Kent Bay
Thalotia conica Cape Barren Island: Munro Bay
Thalotia conica Cape Barren Island: Nautilus Cove
Thalotia conica Cape Barren Island: Neds Point
Thalotia conica Cape Barren Island (unlocalised)
Thalotia conica Cape Portland: Home Beach
Thalotia conica Cape Portland: Lanoma Point
Thalotia conica Cape Portland: Lemons Beach
Thalotia conica Cape Portland: Petal Point
Thalotia conica Cape Portland: Roses Bay
Thalotia conica Cape Portland (unlocalised)
Thalotia conica Clarke Island: Black Point
Thalotia conica Clarke Island: Black Point – beach to N
Thalotia conica Clarke Island: Black Point – beach to S
Thalotia conica Clarke Island: Dip Point to Black Rocks
Thalotia conica Clarke Island: Kangaroo Bay to Seal Point
Thalotia conica Clarke Island: Maclaines Bay
Thalotia conica Clarke Island: Spike Bay
Thalotia conica Clayton: foreshore
Thalotia conica Croppies Beach: northern end
Thalotia conica Dunalley (unlocalised)
Thalotia conica East Devonport: Moorland Beach
Thalotia conica East Devonport: Moorland Point
Thalotia conica East Devonport: Pardoe Beach
Thalotia conica East Devonport: Pardoe Point
Thalotia conica East Kangaroo Island: North Point
Thalotia conica East Kangaroo Island (unlocalised)
Thalotia conica East Ulverstone
Thalotia conica East Ulverstone: Buttons Beach
Thalotia conica East Wynyard: beach
Thalotia conica Flinders Island: Arthur Bay: Long Point
Thalotia conica Flinders Island: Badger Corner
Thalotia conica Flinders Island: Big River Cove
Thalotia conica Flinders Island: Boat Harbour Beach
Thalotia conica Flinders Island: Fotheringate Bay
Thalotia conica Flinders Island: Fotheringate Beach: southern end
Thalotia conica Flinders Island: Killiecrankie Bay (unlocalised)
Thalotia conica Flinders Island: Killiecrankie: foreshore
Thalotia conica Flinders Island: Lady Barron: Fisher Island
Thalotia conica Flinders Island: Lady Barron: Watering Beach
Thalotia conica Flinders Island: Lady Barron: Yellow Beaches
Thalotia conica Flinders Island: Leeka: foreshore towards Twelve Hour Point
Thalotia conica Flinders Island: Lillies Bay
Thalotia conica Flinders Island: Northeast River: mouth
Thalotia conica Flinders Island: Palana Beach
Thalotia conica Flinders Island: Parrys Bay: Double Corner
Thalotia conica Flinders Island: Patriarch Beach
Thalotia conica Flinders Island: Port Davies & Cave Beach
Thalotia conica Flinders Island: Sawyers Bay
Thalotia conica Flinders Island: Spences Reef
Thalotia conica Flinders Island: Tanners Bay
Thalotia conica Flinders Island: Tanners Bay: Pine Scrub
Thalotia conica Flinders Island: The Dock
Thalotia conica Flinders Island: Trousers Point
Thalotia conica Flinders Island: Trousers Point: beach
Thalotia conica Flinders Island (unlocalised)
Thalotia conica Flinders Island: White Beach to Dick Davey Shoal
Thalotia conica Flinders Island: Whitemark Beach
Thalotia conica Franklin Sound area
Thalotia conica Great Dog Island: beaches in NE
Thalotia conica Greens Beach: main beach
Thalotia conica Hawley Beach: foreshore towards Point Sorell
Thalotia conica Herbies Landing
Thalotia conica Hunter Island: Cave Bay
Thalotia conica Little Chalky Island
Thalotia conica Little Dog Island
Thalotia conica Little Musselroe Bay: Lyme Regis Lagoon
Thalotia conica Little Musselroe Bay: northern end
Thalotia conica Little Musselroe Bay: Tree Point area
Thalotia conica Little Peggs Beach
Thalotia conica Low Head: East Beach
Thalotia conica Low Head (unlocalised)
Thalotia conica Lulworth: Tam O”Shanter Bay
Thalotia conica Mayfield Beach to Mayfield Point
Thalotia conica Montagu: beach
Thalotia conica North coast of Tasmania (unlocalised)
Thalotia conica Passage Island
Thalotia conica Peggs Beach: eastern end
Thalotia conica Peggs Beach (unlocalised)
Thalotia conica Peggs Beach: western end
Thalotia conica Pipers Head
Thalotia conica Port Latta: Brickmakers Beach
Thalotia conica Port Latta: Cowrie Point
Thalotia conica Ransons Beach
Thalotia conica Robbins Island: Cape Elie
Thalotia conica Robbins Island: East Beach
Thalotia conica Robbins Island: Marys Island area
Thalotia conica Robbins Island: Ransonnet Bay
Thalotia conica Rocky Cape: foreshore N of Picnic Beach
Thalotia conica Rocky Cape: Forwards Beach
Thalotia conica Rocky Cape: Mary Anne Cove area
Thalotia conica Rocky Cape: Picnic Beach & rocks to S
Thalotia conica Smithton: Duck Bay: Picnic Point
Thalotia conica Smithton: Duck River mouth
Thalotia conica South Croppies Point
Thalotia conica Stanley: Anthony Beach
Thalotia conica Stanley: Cable Station beach
Thalotia conica Stanley: Circular Head
Thalotia conica Stanley: East Inlet
Thalotia conica Stanley: foreshore
Thalotia conica Stanley: Godfreys Beach
Thalotia conica Stanley: Green Hills: West Inlet entrance
Thalotia conica Stanley: Halfmoon Bay
Thalotia conica Stanley: Perkins Bay & West Inlet
Thalotia conica Stanley: Tatlows Beach
Thalotia conica Stanley (unlocalised)
Thalotia conica Stanley: West Inlet
Thalotia conica St Helens Point
Thalotia conica Swansea (unlocalised)
Thalotia conica Tamar River: Kelso: foreshore
Thalotia conica Tasmania (unlocalised)
Thalotia conica The Gardens: Swimcart Beach
Thalotia conica Three Hummock Island: Ranger Retreat
Thalotia conica Three Hummock Island: Rape Bay
Thalotia conica Three Hummock Island: Three Gullies Bay
Thalotia conica Three Hummock Island: Three Gullies Bay: northern end
Thalotia conica Tomahawk Beach
Thalotia conica Walker Island
Thalotia conica Waterhouse Island
Thalotia conica Waterhouse Point
Thalotia conica Welcome River: mouth
Thalotia conica West Ulverstone: foreshore
Thalotia conica Weymouth: beach
Thalotia conica Woolnorth: Davisons Bay
Thalotia conica Woolnorth: Woolnorth Point
