species: Pseudovertagus aluco in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Pseudovertagus aluco


©Barbara Banks: Pseudovertagus aluco about 9 cm long at Eagle Island near Lizard Island.

©Barbara Banks: Pseudovertagus aluco about 9 cm long at Eagle Island near Lizard Island.

©Lexie Gersbeck and Gabi Howarth: Pseudovertagus aluco about 8.5 cm long from the Loomis Reef and Research Station area, Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Family Cerithiidae
Genus Pseudovertagus
Species Pseudovertagus aluco

Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

Colours

                        

Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 9.5 cm (length according to Wilson (1993))

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Web resources

References

References that assist with identification

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