General Description
Shell smooth or slightly bumpy. Pattern varies, usually cream to light green with wide dashed brown or black lines around the shell (forming chequered, striped or blotched patterns). Shell up to 3 cm long.
Biology
These snails use a long proboscis to probe into dead prey for food. Females lay egg masses of tulip-shaped eggs on short stalks. Juveniles are well developed when they hatch and crawl away as miniature adults.
Distribution
Southern Australia.
Habitat
Rock pools, under rocks and on sand.
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Brief Id
Black and white patterned shell.
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Colours
White, Brown, Green
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Diet
Carnivore
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Diet Categories
Animal matter
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Endemicity
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Commercial
No
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Conservation Statuses
CITES: Not listed, FFG Threatened List: Not listed, DSE Advisory List: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Not listed
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Depths
Shore (0-1 m), Shallow (1-30 m)
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Water Column Locations
On or near seafloor
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Scientific Author
(Lamarck, 1809)
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Common Name
Lineated Cominella
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Species Name
lineolata