A Guide to the Marine Molluscs of Tasmania Introduction This web-site contains over 6000 pages contain information on all the marine mollusc species that are currently recognised as occurring in Tasmanian waters by the author of these pages, Simon Grove. They are automatically compiled from the author's database, which stores tens of thousands of records of molluscs collected from around Tasmania, as well as related taxonomic, habitat and distributional information. The records are chiefly those of the author, but the database is also a repository for records from the Tasmanian Museum (TMAG), the Queen Victoria Museum (QVMAG), Margaret Richmond and the Tasmanian Marine Naturalists Association (TMNA). This project grew out of the 2006 publication of A systematic list of the marine molluscs of Tasmania, by Simon Grove, Ron Kershaw, Brian Smith and Elizabeth Turner. Because molluscan taxonomy is in a continual state of flux, and because our understanding of what species occur in Tasmania is advancing all the time (see publications), a paper publication on this subject rapidly becomes outdated as new species are discovered, new names and taxonomic relationships are introduced and old ones invalidated. These web-pages are designed to avoid the fate of a paper publication by being amenable to regular updating. Accordingly, the taxonomic information presented here should be treated as provisional, and is not intended to imply any formal recognition of the taxonomic validity of the terms used. Likewise, commentaries on habitat, distribution and biology are also subjective and hence should be considered provisional and subject to change as new information comes to light. Unless otherwise indicated, all images are by the author. The web-site is still in development - you should expect to see regular enhancements over the coming months and years, that will improve the 'look-and-feel' of the site, and will include more images at every level in the taxonomic hierarchy. Click here to access the web-pages Acknowledgements Thanks to a supportive and understanding family for allowing me to indulge my passion for Tasmanian marine molluscs. Thanks also to Liz Turner and Craig Reid for access to TMAG and QVMAG records respectively and for general encouragement; to Margaret Richmond for access to her personal records, to Tim Alexander for help in databasing Margaret Richmond's records, to the TMNA for access to their beachwalk records, to Graham Edgar for access to his personal library, to Ruiping Gao for devising a means of automating the updating of distribution maps and for periodically doing so, and to Paul Lefort for tuition in the use of the Ruby compiler software. Links to other relevant web-sites Please direct any comments that will help improve the content or appearance of these pages to this address. Last build: Tue May 26 07:26:02 Tasmania Standard Time 2009