Common around the Tasmanian Coast including locally around Tomahawk in particular underrocks in the lower intertidal zones around Tomahawk Island and Tomahawk Point

At a glance

Habitat Subtidally amongst rocks and seaweed
Size Varies between 6 mm and 11 mm
Origin Endemic
Distribution New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia
Descriptions
Distribution
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia
Habitat
Subtidally amongst rocks and seaweed
Size
Varies between 6 mm and 11 mm

Identification

The small shell is depressed and umbilicate. It is pinkish brown, gray or yellow, the ribs articulated with dots of black and white, often forming radiating lines above, zigzag beneath, where yellow replaces pink in the ground-color
Common Name People’s Top Shell
Aliases plebeian clanculus,
Origin Endemic
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
SubclassVetigastropoda
SuperfamilyTrochoidea
FamilyTrochidae
SubfamilyTrochinae
GenusClanculus
SpeciesClanculus plebejus
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Synonyms

There are no known synonyms for this species
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