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

Last build: Mon Jun 21 11:36:47 Tasmania Standard Time 2010

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According to available records, the following species occur in Tasmania:

abalone, blacklip (Haliotis rubra rubra)

abalone, coccoradiate (Haliotis coccoradiata)

abalone, Emmas (Haliotis scalaris emmae)

abalone, greenlip (Haliotis laevigata)

aclidid-shell, Maccoys (Austrorissopsis maccoyi)

aclidid-shell, minute (Awanuia minutula)

aclidid-shell, short (Austrorissopsis brevis)

acteon, plated (Obrussena bracteata)

acteon, retuse (Acteon retusus)

air-breather, cryptic (Salinator tecta)

air-breather, delicate (Marinula xanthostoma)

air-breather, European (Phytia myosotis)

air-breather, fragile (Salinator fragilis)

air-breather, mangrove (Ophicardelus ornatus)

air-breather, pellucid (Leuconopsis pellucidus)

air-breather, small (Marinula parva)

air-breather, solid (Phallomedusa solida)

air-breather, southern (Phallomedusa austrina)

alaba, beautiful (Alaba pulchra)

alaba, spotted (Alaba monile)

alaba, translucid (Alaba translucida)

angel-wing, Australian (Pholas australasiae)

angel-wing, tongue-shaped (Barnea obturamentum)

anisodonta-clam, subwinged (Anisodonta subalata)

aplacophoran, chiastos (Lepoderma chiastos)

aplacophoran, lipuros (Falcidens lipuros)

aplacophoran, Tasmanian (Tegulaherpia tasmanica)

arc-mussel, rostellate (Gaimardia rostellata)

arc-mussel, Tasmanian (Gaimardia tasmanica)

argalista-shell, King Island (Argalista kingensis)

argalista-shell, rosy (Argalista rosea)

ark-shell, hairy (Barbatia pistachia)

ark-shell, metella (Barbatia metella)

ark-shell, mud (Anadara trapezia)

ark-shell, scaly (Barbatia reticulata)

assiminea-shell, horn-like (Cryptassiminea buccinoides)

assiminea-shell, Kershaws (Cryptassiminea kershawi)

assiminea-shell, Studderts (Conassiminea studderti)

assiminea-shell, Tasmanian (Cryptassiminea tasmanica)

auger-shell, assecla (Terebra assecla)

auger-shell, Braziers (Hastula brazieri)

auger-shell, Jacksonian (Terebra jacksoniana)

auger-shell, Kieners (Duplicaria kieneri)

auger-shell, lauretana (Terebra lauretanae)

auger-shell, sad (Terebra tristis)

auger-shell, scorched (Duplicaria ustulata)

auger-shell, white (Terebra albida)

australwink, banded (Austrolittorina unifasciata)

australwink, checked (Afrolittorina praetermissa)

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