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Pisinna salebrosa (Frauenfeld, 1867) Description: Shell minute, broad for genus, spire moderately convex. Protoconch of about 1¼ whorls, sculptured with spiral rows of minute pits, with distinct junction to teleoconch. Teleoconch up to 3¾ straight or weakly convex whorls, last whorl concave; early whorls smooth or with weak irregular axials threads; second last and last whorls with strong, oblique axial ribs, with spiral depression around middle of whorls. Ribs absent on last ¼ whorl, absent on base. Aperture oval, outer lip thickened internally, without varix externally. Colour dark orange-brown fading to yellowish with brown parietal region. Size: Up to 2.4 mm in length. Distribution: Endemic to Australia: Cape Moreton, Queensland, southwards to Ulladulla, NSW. Habitat: "Uncommon alive in the lower littoral; presumably lives in the sublittoral" (Ponder & Yoo, 1976). Common in beach washup around Sydney. Comparison: See Comparison of Pisinna species Synonymy: None. Fig. 1: 4990-1 Ulladulla, NSW (C.353178) |
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