Colour white with pale brown or purple-brown bands around centre of whorls and may have wavy axial brown streaks.

Endangered:This species is listed as Endangered in Tasmania

At a glance

Habitat Lives subtidally and offshore on sand
Size Can grow up to around 69mm
Origin Endemic
Distribution Eastern Australia From QLD to Tasmania.
Descriptions
Distribution
Eastern Australia From QLD to Tasmania.
Habitat
Lives subtidally and offshore on sand
Size
Can grow up to around 69mm
Common Name Gunn's Screw Shell
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Endemic
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Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
SubclassCaenogastropoda
SuperorderSorbeoconcha
OrderCerithimorpha
SuperfamilyCerithioidea
FamilyTurritellidae
SubfamilyTurritellinae
GenusGazameda
SpeciesGazameda gunnii
Synonyms

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