Austrocochlea Porcata
Invertebrates | Clams Snails Octopi-Mollusca
This species is extremely variable. The colour pattern varies in the number, width, and angle of the stripes, the apertural lirae may be strong or obsolete, and the columellar tooth may be absent.
Size: Average 25 mm, maximum 43 mm high.
Distribution: Endemic to Australia; Whitsunday Passage, Qld, to Houtman Abrolhos, WA, including Tas.
Habitat: Lives exposed in a wide range of habitats from exposed rocky shores to sand, seagrass and mangroves in sheltered estuaries, around the mid-tide zone; abundant.
