Austrocochlea rudis, common name the rough periwinkle or the roughened austrocochlea, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.Bouchet, P. (2012). Austrocochlea rudis (Gray, 1826). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=546942 on 2012-11-23Donald K.M., Kennedy M. & Spencer H.G. (2005) The phylogeny and taxonomy of austral monodontine topshells (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Trochidae), inferred from DNA sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 37: 474-483.
Description The imperforate shell has an orbiculate-conical shape. The blunt spire shows transversal black lines and oblique longitudinal striae. The columella is subtuberculate. The smooth lip is black and within with a golden yellow margin.Tryon (1889), Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
Distribution This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off South Australia and Western Australia
References
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Tate, R. 1879. Zoologica et Palaeontologica Miscellanea, chiefly relating to South Australia. Transactions of the Philosophical Society of Adelaide 1878-79: 129–140
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