A Guide to the Seashells and other Marine Molluscs of Tasmania, by Simon Grove 

Last build: Sat Sep 04 08:05:14 Tasmania Standard Time 2010

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Alphabetical list of species epithets, including synonyms           Alphabetical list of species by common name      Alphabetical list of species by common name (group-name first)     

Step up two levels to family (-subfamily) Ataphridae       Step up a level to genus Acremodontina Marshall, 1995

Step backwards to previous species: Turbo undulatus     Step forwards to next species: Nerita atramentosa

Acremodontina translucida (May, 1915) - “translucid false top-shell”  

Synonym(s): translucida May, 1915.

Taxonomic validity:  acceptable.



Image(s)
Figure a: 1.2 mm, Dunalley, Tas (E).

Habitat and distribution
Presence in Tasmanian waters: confirmed.       Introduced?: no.       Extinct?: no.       Occurrence on Tasmanian beaches?: occasional.       Substrate: (habitat not yet documented).      Depth-range: in the shallow subtidal to offshore.      Tasmanian distribution: insufficiently documented - view locality listing (if available)      Australian range: TAS only      Global range: southeastern Australia

Description and identification
Shell-bearing? yes.       Typical adult shell-length: 2.5 mm.

Compare with:

Cirsonella carinata

Cirsonella reflecta

Cirsonella weldii

Lissotesta contabulata

Lissotesta micra

Zalipais inscriptum