A Guide to the Seashells and other Marine Molluscs of Tasmania, by Simon Grove 

Last build: Thu Jul 29 07:49:35 Tasmania Standard Time 2010

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List of species for which images are available - alphabetical

Aclophoropsis festiva (festive sinistral-creeper)

Aclophoropsis maculosa (spotted sinistral-creeper)

Acremodontina translucida (translucid false top-shell)

Acrosterigma cygnorum (oblique cockle)

Afrolittorina praetermissa (checked australwink)

Alcyna kingensis (King Island kelp-shell)

Amalda edithae (Ediths olive-shell)

Amalda marginata (margined olive-shell)

Amalda petterdi (spindle-shaped olive-shell)

Amblychilepas javanicensis (rayed keyhole-limpet)

Amblychilepas nigrita (black keyhole-limpet)

Amoria undulata (wavy volute)

Anadara trapezia (mud ark-shell)

Anapella cycladea (smooth-toothed triangle-clam)

Antisabia foliacea (foliaceous bonnet-limpet)

Aplysia juliana (Julian sea-hare)

Argonauta nodosus (knobbly paper nautilus)

Astele armillatum (jewelled top-shell)

Astele rubiginosum (noble top-shell)

Astele subcarinatum (subcarinate top-shell)

Astralium aureum (golden star-shell)

Astralium squamiferum (squat star-shell)

Atrina tasmanica (Tasmanian pen-shell)

Austrocochlea brevis (short top-shell)

Austrocochlea constricta (ribbed top-shell)

Austrocochlea porcata (zebra ribbed top-shell)

Austrolittorina unifasciata (banded australwink)

Austromitra analogica (analog ribbed-mitre)

Austromitra tasmanica (Tasmanian ribbed-mitre)

Austromytilus rostratus (common beaked mussel)

Bankivia fasciata (banded kelp-shell)

Barbatia pistachia (hairy ark-shell)

Barbatia reticulata (scaly ark-shell)

Barnea obturamentum (tongue-shaped angel-wing)

Bassina pachyphylla (faintly-frilled venus-clam)

Belloliva leucozona (white-zoned olive-shell)

Bembicium auratum (gold-mouth conniwink)

Bembicium melanostomum (black-mouth conniwink)

Bembicium nanum (striped-mouth conniwink)

Brachidontes erosus (eroded beaked mussel)

Calliostoma hedleyi (Hedleys top-shell)

Callista diemenensis (Tasmanian notocallista-clam)

Callista kingii (Kings notocallista-clam)

Cardiolucina crassilirata (crassilirate lucine)

Cardita excavata (excavated false-cockle)

Cellana solida (orange-edged limpet)

Chiton glaucus (green chiton)

Chlorodiloma adelaidae (Adelaide top-shell)

Chlorodiloma odontis (chequered top-shell)

Circomphalus disjecta (frilled venus-clam)

Circulus harriettae (Harriettas glass-shell)

Cirsotrema translucida (translucid wentletrap)

Cleidothaerus albidus (white rock-clam)

Colubraria bednalli (Bednalls whelk)

Colubraria mestayerae (Mestayers whelk)

Cominella eburnea (ribbed whelk)

Cominella lineolata (lineated whelk)

Cominella tasmanica (Tasmanian whelk)

Condylocardia limaeformis (fileshell-shaped condyl-clam)

Condylocardia notoaustralis (notoaustral condyl-clam)

Condylocardia pectinata (combed condyl-clam)

Condylocuna projecta (projecting condyl-clam)

Corbula coxi (Coxs basket-shell)

Corbula gibba (European basket-shell)

Coxiella striata (striated coxiella-shell)

Crassostrea gigas (Pacific oyster)

Cryptassiminea tasmanica (Tasmanian assiminea-shell)

Cryptoplax striata (striated cryptoplax chiton)

Cuna concentrica (concentric condyl-clam)

Cuna delta (triangle condyl-clam)

Cunanax compressa (compressed condyl-clam)

Cupidoliva nympha (nymph olive-shell)

Dermomurex goldsteini (Goldsteins murex-shell)

Dicathais orbita (common cartrut-shell)

Diloma concamerata (concamerated top-shell)

Diplodonta tasmanica (Tasmanian globe-shell)

Divalucina cumingi (v-marked lucine)

Donax deltoides (common pipi-clam)

Dosinia caerulea (blue-tinged dosinia-clam)

Dosinia crocea (yellowish dosinia-clam)

Dosinia grata (grata dosinia-clam)

Dosinia victoriae (Victorian dosinia-clam)

Electroma georgiana (common butterfly-shell)

Emarginula candida (white notch-limpet)

Emarginula dilecta (dilecta notch-limpet)

Epicodakia tatei (Tates lucine)

Epitonium jukesianum (Jukes wentletrap)

Epitonium minorum (lesser wentletrap)

Equichlamys bifrons (queen scallop)

Ericusa papillosa (papillose volute)

Ericusa sowerbyi (spindle-shaped volute)

Eucrassatella kingicola (King Island thickshell-clam)

Eumarcia fumigata (smoked venus-clam)

Eunaticina umbilicata (umbilicated sand-snail)

Fellaniella globularis (inflated globe-shell)

Friginatica beddomei (Beddomes sand-snail)

Fulvia tenuicostata (thin-ribbed cockle)

Gari kenyoniana (Kenyons sunset-shell)

Gari livida (purple sunset-shell)

Glycymeris grayana (Grays dog-cockle)

Glycymeris radians (radiant dog-cockle)

Glycymeris striatularis (striated dog-cockle)

Gregariella barbata (hairy three-area mussel)

Haliotis laevigata (greenlip abalone)

Haliotis rubra rubra (blacklip abalone)

Haliotis scalaris emmae (Emmas abalone)

Haustrum vinosum (wine-mouthed rock-shell)

Hemitoma subemarginata (emarginate notch-limpet)

Hiatella australis (Southern crypt-dweller)

Hipponix australis (Southern bonnet-limpet)

Humphreyia strangei (Stranges watering-pot)

Hydrococcus brazieri (Braziers hydrococcus-shell)

Irus carditoides (cardita-like boring-clam)

Irus crebrelamellatus (crebrelamellate boring-clam)

Irus crenatus (crenate boring-clam)

Irus griseus (Tasmanian boring-clam)

Ischnochiton australis (Southern ischno chiton)

Ischnochiton torri (Torrs ischno chiton)

Janthina exigua (globose violet-snail)

Janthina janthina (common violet-snail)

Katelysia rhytiphora (ridged venus-clam)

Katelysia scalarina (stepped venus-clam)

Kellia rotunda (rounded lepton-clam)

Lamellaria ophione (ophione ear-cowrie)

Lasaea australis (Southern lepton-clam)

Laternula attenuata (attenuated lantern-shell)

Laternula rostrata (Tasmanian lantern-shell)

Leuconopsis pellucidus (pellucid air-breather)

Lima nimbifer (cloud file-shell)

Limaria orientalis (oriental file-shell)

Limatula strangei (Stranges file-shell)

Livonia mammilla (false baler-shell)

Lodderia lodderae (Lodderas glass-shell)

Lottia mixta (mixed limpet)

Lutraria rhynchaena (common otter-shell)

Lyria mitraeformis (mitre-shaped volute)

Macomona deltoidalis (triangular tellin)

Macroschisma tasmaniae (Tasmanian keyhole-limpet)

Mactra antecedens (oval trough-shell)

Mactra australis (Southern trough-shell)

Mactra jacksonensis (Port Jackson trough-shell)

Mactra pura (white trough-shell)

Mactra rufescens (reddish trough-shell)

Marikellia solida (solid lepton-clam)

Marinula parva (small air-breather)

Marinula xanthostoma (delicate air-breather)

Merisca margaritina (pearly tellin)

Metaxia protolineata (protolineate dextral sinistral-creeper)

Mimachlamys asperrima (doughboy scallop)

Modiolus albicostatus (white-ribbed horse mussel)

Modiolus areolatus (Cottons bearded horse mussel)

Montfortula rugosa (rugose notch-limpet)

Musculista senhousia (East Asian bag mussel)

Musculus impactus (impacted three-area mussel)

Myadora brevis (short myadora-clam)

Myadora complexa (complex myadora-clam)

Myadora rotundata (Tasmanian myadora-clam)

Myllita auriculata (eared lepton-clam)

Myllita tasmanica (Tasmanian lepton-clam)

Myochama anomioides (jingleshell-like myochama-clam)

Myrtea botanica (Botany Bay lucine)

Mysticoncha wilsoni (Wilsons ear-cowrie)

Mytilus galloprovincialis planulatus (edible mussel)

Naricava vincentiana (Vincent vanikoro-shell)

Nassarius pauperatus (impoverished mud-snail)

Nemocardium thetidis (thetis cockle)

Neotrigonia margaritacea (pearly brooch-shell)

Nerita atramentosa (black-operculum black nerite)

Neverita aulacoglossa (common sand-snail)

Notoacmea alta (tall limpet)

Notoacmea corrodenda (corroding limpet)

Notoacmea flammea (flame limpet)

Notoacmea mayi (Mays limpet)

Notoacmea petterdi (Petterds limpet)

Notochlamys hexactes (Tasmanian scallop)

Notocochlis subcostata (subcostate necklace-shell)

Notocypraea angustata (brown cowrie)

Notocypraea comptoni (Comptons cowrie)

Notocypraea declivis (freckled cowrie)

Notocypraea piperita (peppered cowrie)

Notocypraea subcarnea (plump cowrie)

Nuculana crassa (heavy nut-shell)

Numella adamsi (Adams globe-shell)

Onchidella nigricans (limpet-like air-breathing sea-slug)

Opalia australis (Southern wentletrap)

Opalia granosa (granulated wentletrap)

Ophicardelus ornatus (mangrove air-breather)

Ostrea angasi (common mud-oyster)

Ovacuna atkinsoni (Atkinsons condyl-clam)

Panopea australis (Southern gaper)

Paphies cuneata (cuneate wedge-shell)

Paphies elongata (narrow wedge-shell)

Paphies erycinaea (eryx wedge-shell)

Patella chapmani (Chapmans limpet)

Patella peronii (scaly limpet)

Patelloida alticostata (tall-ribbed limpet)

Patelloida insignis (maltese-cross limpet)

Patelloida latistrigata (lateral-striped limpet)

Patelloida profunda calamus (delicate limpet)

Patelloida victoriana (Victorian liver-coloured limpet)

Pecten fumatus (king scallop)

Penion mandarinus (mandarin whelk)

Penion maximus (great whelk)

Periploma angasi (rounded lantern-shell)

Phasianella australis (painted lady pheasant-shell)

Phasianella variegata (variegated pheasant-shell)

Phasianella ventricosa (swollen pheasant-shell)

Phasianotrochus irisodontes (rainbow kelp-shell)

Philine angasi (Angas bubble-shell)

Pholas australasiae (Australian angel-wing)

Phyllocoma eburnea (pretty murex-shell)

Placamen placidum (placid venus-clam)

Plaxiphora albida (giant plaxiphora chiton)

Pleurobranchaea maculata (spotted pleurobranchaea sea-slug)

Pododesmus zelandicus (New Zealand saddle-oyster)

Polinices conica (conical sand-snail)

Polinices tasmanica (Tasmanian sand-snail)

Proterato denticulata (toothed false-cowrie)

Prototyphis angasi (Angas murex-shell)

Pseudarcopagia botanica (decussated tellin)

Pseudarcopagia victoriae (Victorian decussated tellin)

Pseudoliotia micans (reflective glass-shell)

Risellopsis mutabilis (changeable winkle)

Saccostrea cucullata glomerata (Sydney rock-oyster)

Salinator fragilis (fragile air-breather)

Scutus antipodes (common elephant-snail)

Semipallium aktinos (shagreened scallop)

Sepia apama (giant cuttlefish)

Sepia braggi (slender cuttlefish)

Sepia cultrata (elongated cuttlefish)

Sepia hedleyi (Hedleys cuttlefish)

Sepia novaehollandiae (New Holland cuttlefish)

Sepioteuthis australis (Southern calamari squid)

Sinum zonale (zoned sinum-snail)

Siphonaria diemenensis (Van Diemens Land siphon-shell)

Siphonaria funiculata (corded siphon-shell)

Siphonaria tasmanica (blue siphon-shell)

Solen vaginoides (Southern razor-shell)

Soletellina alba (white sunset-shell)

Soletellina biradiata (double-rayed sunset-shell)

Spirula spirula (ramshorn squid)

Spisula trigonella (triangular trough-shell)

Spondylus tenellus (slender thorny-oyster)

Sypharochiton pelliserpentis (snakeskin chiton)

Tanea elkingtoni (Elkingtons necklace-shell)

Tasmeuthria clarkei (Clarkes whelk)

Tawera gallinula (feathered venus-clam)

Tawera lagopus (banded venus-clam)

Tellinella albinella (little white tellin)

Thraciopsis peroniana (Perons thracia-clam)

Tricolia rosea (rosy pheasant-shell)

Tricolia variabilis (variable pheasant-shell)

Trimusculus conicus (conical lung-limpet)

Trivia merces (Southern ribbed-cowrie)

Truncatella scalarina (laddered truncatella-shell)

Truncatella vincentiana (Vincent truncatella-shell)

Tucetona flabellata (fan-like dog-cockle)

Turbo gruneri (Gruners turban-shell)

Turbo undulatus (wavy turban-shell)

Typhis yatesi (yates murex-shell)

Umbilia hesitata (umbilicated cowrie)

Venericardia amabilis (beautiful false-cockle)

Venericardia bimaculata (splashed false-cockle)

Venericardia rosulenta (rosy false-cockle)

Venerupis anomala (little bean venus-clam)

Venerupis galactites (milk stone venus-clam)

Venerupis iridescens (irridescent venus-clam)

Venerupis largillierti (New Zealand venus-clam)

Vulsella spongiarum (sponge finger-clam)

Waimatea obscura (magpie volute-mitre-shell)

Wallucina assimilis (assimilated lucine)

Xenostrobus inconstans (variable horse mussel)

Xenostrobus pulex (little black horse mussel)

Xenostrobus securis (securis horse mussel)

Zemira australis (Southern false-olive-shell)