''Austroliotia'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...
s,
marine gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
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s in the
family
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Liotiidae
Liotiidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).Gofas, S. (2013). Liotiidae Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of ...
.
[Marshall, B. (2013). Austroliotia Cotton, 1948. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=719255 on 2013-08-22]
Description
Distribution
They can be found under stones in the
intertidal zone
The intertidal zone or foreshore is the area above water level at low tide and underwater at high tide; in other words, it is the part of the littoral zone within the tidal range. This area can include several types of habitats with various ...
of the temperate coastal waters of
Australia
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and
Tasmania
Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...
.
Species
According to the Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database, the genus ''Austroliotia'' consists of the following species with names in current use
OBIS : Austroliotia
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* '' Austroliotia australis'' (Kiener, 1839)
* '' Austroliotia botanica'' (Hedley, 1915)
* '' Austroliotia darwinensis'' (Laseron, 1958)
* '' Austroliotia densilineata'' (Tate, 1899)
* '' Austroliotia pulcherrima'' (Reeve, 1843)
* '' Austroliotia scalaris'' (Hedley, 1903)
*'' Austroliotia warnii'' †(Defrance, 1818)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* '' Austroliotia saxa'' (Laseron, 1954): synonym of ''Austroliotia scalaris'' (Hedley, 1903)
References
* Wilson, B., 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods Pt I. Odyssey Publishing, Leederville, W.A
Liotiidae
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