This species was accidentally introduced into SE Tasmanian waters from New Zealand in the early 1900's, and is now widespread in southern eastern Australia.
Identifiers:
AFD
urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:17034c45-254b-4bef-916d-e8c6a149a1cf
Name status: accepted
Checked on: 2019-11-21
View at Atlas of Living Australia
MoV
857
WoRMS
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:397135
Name status: accepted
Checked on: 2016-05-11
View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS)
(report and map of occurrences)
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Record source:
Wilson, B., 1993, Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods Pt I. Odyssey Publishing, Leederville, W.A.
Scientific Name verified against:
Donald, K.M., Spencer, H.G., 2015. New Zealand screw shells Maoricolpus roseus (Gastropoda: Turritellidae): two species, two subspecies or a single variable species?, Molluscan Research, Vol. 35(2): 123-127.