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Littorinidae - Lacuninae: Bembicium melanostoma (Gmelin, 1791) ('black-mouth conniwink')
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Synonym(s):
melanostoma Gmelin, 1791
luteus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
lividum Philippi, 1846
squamiferus Gould, 1852.
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Figures a-d: 13 mm, Flinders Island, Tas (N). Figures e-h: 12 mm, Maria Island, Tas (E). Figure i: 7 mm, Flinders Island, Tas (N). Figure j: 6 mm, Taroona, Tas (S). |
Typical shell-length 15 mm. Often bears broad oblique dark blotches but these never form continuous narrow stripes. Interior of aperture dark; an orange area frequently marks its entrance. Lives intertidally amongst rocks and seaweed, especially in moderately sheltered environments.
Endemic to southeastern Australia (TAS and VIC). In Tasmania this is a widespread and common species.
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