Species list by common group-name - alphabetical, letter a

According to available records, the following species occur in Tasmanian waters:

abalone, blacklip (Haliotis rubra)

abalone, Emma’s (Haliotis scalaris emmae)

abalone, greenlip (Haliotis laevigata)

abalone, reddish-rayed (Haliotis coccoradiata)

aclidid-shell, Maccoys (Austrorissopsis maccoyi)

aclidid-shell, microscopic (Aclis microscopica)

aclidid-shell, minute (Awanuia minutula)

aclidid-shell, short (Austrorissopsis consobrina)

acteon, notched (Acteon retusus)

acteon, plated (Obrussena bracteata)

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, small (Marinula parva)

air-breather, solid (Phallomedusa solida)

air-breather, southern (Phallomedusa austrina)

air-breather, transparent (Leuconopsis pellucidus)

alaba, beautiful (Alaba pulchra)

alaba, spotted (Alaba monile)

alaba, translucent (Alaba translucida)

amathina, violet (Amathina violacea)

angel-wing, Australian (Pholas australasiae)

angel-wing, tongue-shaped (Barnea obturamentum)

anisodonta, flanged (Anisodonta subalata)

aplacophoran, fat-tailed (Falcidens lipuros)

aplacophoran, Tasmanian (Tegulaherpia tasmanica)

aplacophoran, x-marked (Lepoderma chiastos)

arc-mussel, rose-rayed (Gaimardia rostellata)

arc-mussel, Tasmanian (Gaimardia tasmanica)

argalista, King Island (Argalista kingensis)

argalista, rosy (Argalista rosea)

ark-shell, hairy (Barbatia pistachia)

ark-shell, metella (Barbatia metella)

ark-shell, mud (Anadara trapezia)

ark-shell, scaly (Barbatia reticulata)

assiminea, Kershaw’s (Cryptassiminea kershawi)

assiminea, Studdert’s (Conassiminea studderti)

assiminea, Tasmanian (Cryptassiminea tasmanica)

assiminea, whelk-like (Cryptassiminea buccinoides)

ataphrid, translucent (Acremodontina translucida)

auger, attendant (Terebra assecla)

auger, Brazier’s (Hastula brazieri)

auger, Jacksonian (Terebra jacksoniana)

auger, Kiener’s (Duplicaria kieneri)

auger, Lauretan’s (Terebra lauretanae)

auger, sad (Terebra tristis)

auger, scorched (Duplicaria ustulata)

auger, whitened (Terebra albida)

australwink, banded (Austrolittorina unifasciata)

australwink, checkered (Afrolittorina praetermissa)

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