Triton Like Rock Shell

Agnewia tritoniformis

Sea Life Native IUCN: Not Evaluated

About

A fawn colour with darker interspaces and shell features rounded whorls and broad axial ribs crossed by fine spiral riblets

Size

Can grow to around 35mm with and average size of around 20mm

Habitat

Can be found under rocks in rockpools

Distribution

Southeastern Australia from NSW to Victoria and around Tasmania also found in New Zealand

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Local Sightings

1 recorded sighting in and around the area.

References & citations (4)

Des Beechey - The Seashells of New South Wales (accessed 2022-04-15 15:07:56)
The Atlas of Living Australia (accessed 2022-08-02 10:42:17)
Grove, S.J. (2018). A Guide to the Seashells and other Marine Molluscs of Tasmania web-site (accessed 2022-04-15 15:09:09)
MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Agnewia tritoniformis (Blainville, 1832). (accessed 2022-04-15 15:12:25)

Quick Facts

Common name: Triton Like Rock Shell
Scientific name: Agnewia tritoniformis (Blainville, 1832)
Family: Muricidae
Category: Sea Life › Shellfish
Origin: Native
Conservation: Not Evaluated

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