species: Terebellum terebellum in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Terebellum terebellum


©Lexie Gersbeck and Gabi Howarth: Terebellum terebellum from Casuarina Beach, Lizard Island.

©Lexie Gersbeck and Gabi Howarth: Terebellum terebellum from Casuarina Beach, Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Order Littorinimorpha
Family Seraphsidae
Genus Terebellum
Species Terebellum terebellum

Lizard Island area: all known taxa
Lizard Island Field Guide

Distinguishing features

A glossy, elongate shell with highly variable colour and pattern (Wilson, 1993).

Size

  • From 7 cm (shell length according to Wilson (1993))

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

References that assist with identification

  • Wilson, B. (1993). Australian Marine Shells: 1. Prosobranch gastropods Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, Western Australia.

Other references

  • Robertson, R. (1981). List of shell-bearing mollusks observed and collected at Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Tryonia, 4: 1-32. LIRS catalog number 403.