A species of sea snail that's shell is turban shapped with rounded whorls the colour is variable with the background normally a dark grey to black overlayed with yellow to white or pale tessellation although in some cases the tessellations do become the more dominant colour.

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Habitat Lives intertidally, among rocks and stones, on moderately sheltered shores
Size Can grow to a width of up to around 25mm
Origin Endemic
Distribution South-eastern and south-western Australia including Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
South-eastern and south-western Australia including Tasmania
Habitat
Lives intertidally, among rocks and stones, on moderately sheltered shores
Size
Can grow to a width of up to around 25mm
Common Name Speckled Periwinkle
Aliases Wavy Top, Tessellated Top-shell,
Origin Endemic
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Occurrences shown for the family Trochidae. Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia.

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
SubclassVetigastropoda
SuperfamilyTrochoidea
FamilyTrochidae
GenusDiloma
SpeciesDiloma concameratum
Synonyms

Synonyms

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