Pyrgulina pupaeformis

Pyrgulina pupaeformis
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Size: 9.5 cm

Distribution: All SA continental waters

Habitat: Rocky coast under rocks

Depth: Intertidal

Pyrgulina pupaeformis
Pyrgulina pupaeformis

Found in both tropical and temperate Australian waters, this heterobranch snail has a white shell with soft axial ribbing and rounded whorls. It shares similarities with a number of species, most notably Rissoina fasciata, from which it can be distinguished by its comparatively straight ribbing, contrasted against the oblique ribbing of R. fasciata.