This small snail lives on land above the high tide level near sea water

At a glance

Habitat It lives at and above the high tide level, in and under debris
Size Can grow to around 8mm
Origin Endemic
Distribution South eastern Australia From NSW to SA including Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
South eastern Australia From NSW to SA including Tasmania
Habitat
It lives at and above the high tide level, in and under debris
Size
Can grow to around 8mm
Common Name Laddered Truncatella
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Endemic
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
SubclassCaenogastropoda
SuperorderSorbeoconcha
OrderHypsogastropoda
SuborderLittorinimorpha
SuperfamilyTruncatelloidea
FamilyTruncatellidae
GenusTruncatella
SpeciesTruncatella scalarina
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