Red Mouthed Dove-Shell

Pseudamycla miltostoma

Sea Life Endemic IUCN: Not Evaluated

About

A small solid shell that features six whorls that are slightly convex and the last whorl swollen and spirally struated. The colouration and markings vary across specimen from reddish browns to whites. It may or may not have blotches and other patterns

Size

Can grow to around 10mm

Habitat

Can be found subtidally amoungst rocks and seaweeds.

Distribution

Southern Australia including around Tasmania

Local Sightings

1 recorded sighting in and around the area.

References & citations (4)
  1. The Atlas of Living Australia (accessed 2022-07-31 13:36:15)
  2. Field Naturalists' Society of South Australia v.13:no.1-4 (1931-1932), 1932, Page 106 (accessed 2022-02-01 09:23:59)
  3. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Pseudamycla miltostoma (Tenison Woods, 1877) (accessed 2022-02-01 09:25:35)
  4. Grove, S.J. (2018). A Guide to the Seashells and other Marine Molluscs of Tasmania web-site (accessed 2022-02-01 09:26:49)

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