Vulsellidae: Vulsella ovata Lamarck, 1819 (‘southern sponge-finger’)

Synonym(s): ovata Lamarck, 1819 tasmanica Reeve, 1858.

Typical shell-length 50 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore embedded in sponges. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC, SA and WA). In Tasmanian waters, this is a widespread and southern species, particularly in the N where the shells tend to be larger.