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Muricidae - Haustrinae: Haustrum (Lepsiella) vinosum (Lamarck, 1822) ('purple-mouthed rock-shell')
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Synonym(s):
vinosum Lamarck, 1822
adelaidae A. Adams & Angas, 1863
adelaidensis Crosse & Fischer, 1865
littorinoides Tenison Woods, 1876
propinqua Tenison Woods, 1877
albolirata Tenison Woods, 1879
aurea Hedley, 1914.
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Figures a-b: 18 mm, Flinders Island, Tas (N). Figures c-d: 16 mm, Eaglehawk Neck, Tas (E). Figures e-f: 17 mm, Eaglehawk Neck, Tas (E). Figures g-h: 15 mm, Eddystone Point, Tas (E). Figures i-j: 14 mm, Flinders Island, Tas (N). Figures k-l: 14 mm, Green's Beach, Tas (N). |
Typical shell-length 20 mm. Shell shape varies geographically and with shore exposure. Lives intertidally on rocks.
Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC, SA and WA). In Tasmania this species is widespread and common as a beached shell.
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