Austroliotia australis, commonly known as the southern liotia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Liotiidae.
Description The shell reaches a height of 18 mm. It is white to light brown and features a pronounced umbilicus. The rounded whorls are marked by spiral riblets and longitudinal striae. A beaded riblet extends into the umbilicus. The peristome is varicose, with the inner margin extending below and above.G.W. Tryon (1888), Manual of Conchology X; Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
Distribution This marine species occurs in the subtidal zone off Australia (New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia) and Tasmania.
References
Cotton, B. C. (1959). South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda. Adelaide. : W.L. Hawes. 449 pp., 1 pl. Jenkins, B.W. (1984). Southern Australian Liotiidae. Australian Shell News. 47 : 3–5 Wilson, B. (1993). Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing. Vol.1 1st Edn pp. 1–408 Grove, S. 2011. The Seashells of Tasmania: A Comprehensive Guide. Taroona, Australia: Taroona Publications. [vi], 81 page(s): 36
External links Kiener, L.-C., 1838 Famille des Plicacée de Lamarck et des Trochoides de Cuvier. Genre Dauphinule (Delphinula, Lamarck), in Species general et Iconographie des coquilles vivantes, p. 1-12