Shell more or less distorted, with penultimate whorl disproportionately expanded. Whorls angled, sculptured with axial folds and spiral ribs, forming nodules at intersections. Folds restricted to shoulder of body whorl

At a glance

Habitat Lives subtidally amongst rocks and seaweed
Size Can grow to around 70mm
Origin Endemic
Distribution South Eastern Australia from SA to NSW including Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
South Eastern Australia from SA to NSW including Tasmania
Habitat
Lives subtidally amongst rocks and seaweed
Size
Can grow to around 70mm
Common Name Distorted Rock Whelk
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Endemic
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Occurrences shown for the family Cymatiidae. Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia.

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
SubclassCaenogastropoda
SuperorderSorbeoconcha
OrderHypsogastropoda
SuborderLittorinimorpha
SuperfamilyTonnoidea
FamilyCymatiidae
GenusAustrotriton
SpeciesAustrotriton subdistortus
Synonyms

Synonyms

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