Australaria australasia
| Australaria australasia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Fasciolariidae |
| Genus: | Australaria |
| Species: | A. australasia |
| Binomial name | |
| Australaria australasia (Perry, 1811) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Australaria australasia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off the Chagos Archipelago.And in southern Australia, including the states of South Australia and Tasmania and probably others.
References
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2012). Australaria australasia (Perry, 1811). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=607880 on 2012-08-25
- Sheppard, A (1984). The molluscan fauna of Chagos (Indian Ocean) and an analysis of its broad distribution patterns. Coral Reefs 3: 43-50
- Snyder M.A., Vermeij G.J. & Lyons W.G. (2012) The genera and biogeography of Fasciolariinae (Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Fasciolariidae). Basteria 76(1-3): 31-70.
External links
Some useful info and underwater images can be found on the Australian chapter of www.inaturalist.com
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