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) Pomatiopsidae - Pomatiopsinae       Step up a level to genus Coxiella E. A. Smith, 1894

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Coxiella (Coxiella) striata Reeve, 1842 - “striated coxiella-shell”  

Synonym(s): striata Reeve, 1842 filosa Mitchell, 1838 badgerensis Johnston, 1879 confusa E. A. Smith, 1898.

Taxonomic validity:  acceptable.



Image(s)
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Habitat and distribution
Presence in Tasmanian waters: confirmed.       Introduced?: no.       Extinct?: no.       Occurrence on Tasmanian beaches?: frequent.       Substrate: on sand or mud.      Depth-range: intertidally.      Tasmanian distribution: insufficiently documented - view locality listing (if available)      Australian range: NSW, TAS, VIC and SA      Global range: southeastern Australia

Description and identification
Shell-bearing? yes.       Typical adult shell-length: 12 mm.

Compare with:

Laevilitorina mariae

Tatea huonensis

Tatea rufilabris