Eulimidae: Vitreolina commensalis (Tate, 1898) (‘commensal urchin-snail’)
Synonym(s): commensalis Tate, 1898.
Typical shell-length 3.5 mm. Lives in offshore waters as an internal parasite of seastars. Native. Endemic to southern Australia (TAS and SA).
Classification
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Eulimoidea
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Vitreolina
no coastal locality records for this species currently available