species: Septa hepatica in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Septa hepatica


©Lexie Gersbeck and Gabi Howarth: A broken shell of Septa hepatica from the Loomis Reef and Research Station area, Lizard Island. The entire shell would have been about 5 cm long.

©Lexie Gersbeck and Gabi Howarth: A broken shell of Septa hepatica from the Loomis Reef and Research Station area, Lizard Island. The entire shell would have been about 5 cm long.

©Lexie Gersbeck and Gabi Howarth: A broken shell of Septa hepatica from the Loomis Reef and Research Station area, Lizard Island. The entire shell would have been about 5 cm long.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Order Littorinimorpha
Family Cymatiidae
Genus Septa
Species Septa hepatica

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Lizard Island area: all known taxa
Lizard Island Field Guide

Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 6.5 cm (length according to Wilson, 1993)

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

References that assist with identification

  • Wilson, B. (1993). Australian Marine Shells: 1. Prosobranch gastropods Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, Western Australia.