Austrocochlea Constricta has a variable pattern of banding present on their shell, which consists of discrete and alternating banding of black and white. Variability to this banding comes in the form of obscurely marked black zigzag lines and stripes or with spiral stripes of black (Creese &Underwood, 1976).
Figure 1: Photograph of different shell patterns in A. Constricta
Shell of A. constricta is heavily ribbed with 2-3 ribs present in the penultimate whorl and 6-8 ribs present within the body whorl.
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