An elongated conical shinny shell that is coloured greyish to brownish yellow with a number of fine obliquely longitudinal red lines. The shell features 8 to 9 whorls that are nearly flat

At a glance

Pointed Kelp Shell at a glance

Habitat Subtidally amongst seaweed
Size Can grow to around 20mm
Origin Endemic
Distribution From WA to VIC Including Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
From WA to VIC Including Tasmania
Habitat
Subtidally amongst seaweed
Size
Can grow to around 20mm
Common Name Pointed Kelp Shell
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Endemic
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
SuperfamilyTrochoidea
FamilyTrochidae
SubfamilyCantharidinae
Synonyms

Synonyms

There are no known synonyms for this species
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Updated Sat 27 Aug 2022 @ 00:00 AM
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