A species of sea snail that form groups in crevices and rock depressions the shell is conical in shape, the height less than the width, with brown to black wavy lines running obliquely across the lower whorls.This species has some mutations  in it's shells note some of the pictures below

At a glance

Habitat Upper intertidal zone on rocky reefs
Size Can grow up to 2cm across
Origin Native
Distribution Southern mainland Australia and Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
Southern mainland Australia and Tasmania
Habitat
Upper intertidal zone on rocky reefs
Size
Can grow up to 2cm across
Common Name Striped-mouth Conniwink
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Native
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
SubclassCaenogastropoda
SuperorderSorbeoconcha
OrderHypsogastropoda
SuborderLittorinimorpha
SuperfamilyLittorinoidea
FamilyLittorinidae
SubfamilyLacuninae
GenusBembicium
SpeciesBembicium nanum
Synonyms

Synonyms

There are no known synonyms for this species
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