New Holland Spindle Shell

Propefusus novaehollandiae

Sea Life Native IUCN: Not Evaluated

About

This larger gastropod has a shell that is medium to light in weight the whorls may be weakly angled with 11 to 15 axial folds and may not be present on the body whorl covered with a brown periostracum over the shell when alive.

Size

Can grow to around 160mm

Habitat

Underwater reefs from the low intertidal zone to 220m

Distribution

Southern Australia from NSW to WA including around Tasmania

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Local Sightings

1 recorded sighting in and around the area.

References & citations (3)

Des Beechey - The Seashells of New South Wales (accessed 2021-09-22 14:03:33)
The Atlas of Living Australia (accessed 2021-09-22 14:03:33)
Grove, S.J. (2018). A Guide to the Seashells and other Marine Molluscs of Tasmania web-site (accessed 2021-09-22 14:03:33)

Quick Facts

Common name: New Holland Spindle Shell
Scientific name: Propefusus novaehollandiae Reeve, 1847
Family: Fasciolariidae
Category: Sea Life › Shellfish
Origin: Native
Conservation: Not Evaluated

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