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Muricidae - Rapaninae: Phycothais reticulata (Blainville, 1832) ('knobbly rock-shell')
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Synonym(s):
reticulata Blainville, 1832
humilis Crosse & Fischer, 1865
neglecta Angas, 1867
subreticulata Tate, 1888
botanica Hedley, 1918.
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Figures a-b: 15 mm, Peggs Beach, Tas (N). Figures c-d: 13 mm, Black River Beach, Tas (N). Figures e-f: 12 mm, Taroona, Tas (S). |
Typical shell-length 12 mm. Shell shape varies. Some shells bear black-tipped nodules, but these are lacking in worn shells. Lives intertidally and subtidally amongst rocks and seaweed, especially in moderately exposed environments.
Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC, SA and WA). In Tasmania this is a widespread and common species.
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