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Ranellidae - Cymatiinae: Charonia lampas rubicunda (Perry, 1811) ('reddish rock-whelk')
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Synonym(s):
lampas rubicunda Perry, 1811
australe Reeve, 1844
nodiferus Tryon, 1881
euclia Hedley, 1914
capax Finlay, 1927
powelli Cotton, 1957.
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Figures a-b: 175 mm, Dunalley, Tas (E). |
Typical shell-length 200 mm. Lives subtidally amongst rocks and seaweed, especially in exposed environments.
Occurs in southeastern and southwestern Australia (QLD, NSW, TAS, VIC, SA and WA); also New Zealand. In Tasmania this is a widespread species but seldom beached; most common in the E and S.
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