The colour of the small thin fragile shell varies a lot featuring three whorls with the body whorl expanded to a more oval shape.

At a glance

Habitat Attached to rocks in the intertidal and subtidal areas
Size Varies between 5 mm and 25 mm
Origin Native
Distribution Southwest Pacific including around Australia and Tasmania although not often sighted around Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
Southwest Pacific including around Australia and Tasmania although not often sighted around Tasmania
Habitat
Attached to rocks in the intertidal and subtidal areas
Size
Varies between 5 mm and 25 mm
Common Name False Ear Shell
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Native
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
SubclassVetigastropoda
SuperfamilyTrochoidea
FamilyTrochidae
SubfamilyStomatellinae
GenusStomatella
SpeciesStomatella impertusa
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