Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Superfamily Trochoidea Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Clade Vetigastropoda Family Trochidae | |
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Similar Austrocochlea, Austrocochlea constricta, Austrocochlea porcata, Clanculus cruciatus, Cantharidus | ||
Austrocochlea rudis, common name the rough periwinkle or the roughened austrocochlea, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.
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Description
The imperforate shell has an orbiculate-conical shape. The blunt spire shows transversal black lines and oblique longitudinal striae. The columella is subtuberculate. The smooth lip is black and within with a golden yellow margin.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off South Australia and Western Australia
References
Austrocochlea rudis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA