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Tasmanian shell collection

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(May # refers to the plate number in "An Illustrated Index of Tasmanian Shells" by W.L.May.
The number in brackets refers to the shell number on the page in May.)

Genus and species - May # - Common name

Family

Truncatella scalarina 26 (14)
Hipponicidae
Adamnestia arachis 46 (11) Canoe shell Cylichnidae
Agatha metcalfei 44 (19) Pyramid shell Pyramidellidae
Agnewia tritoniformis 40 (16) Triton purple Muricidae; Purpurinae
Akera tasmanica 46 (15) Paper bubble shell Akeratidae
Alocospira marginata 33 (11) Margined ancilla Olividae
Amblychilepas javanicensis 17 (15) Keyhole limpet Fissurellidae
Amoria undulata 33 (1) Wavy volute Amoriinae
Amplysepia apama 13 (1) Giant cuttlefish Sepiidae
Amygdalum lineum 4 (12)
Mytilidae
Anabathron contabulatum 24 (21}
Rissoidae
Anabathron lene 24 (22)
Rissoidae
Anadara trapezia 2 (4) Mud ark Arcidae
Anapella cycladea 12 (2) Smooth-toothed triangle Donacillidae
Anoglypta launcestonensis 42 (4) Caryodidae
Antisabia foliacea 26 (16)
Hipponicidae
Argobuccinum vexillum 29 (22) Flag triton Ranellidae
Ascorbis victoriae
Hydrobiidae
Assiminea tasmanica 25 (25)
Assimineidae
Atrina tasmanica 3 (1) Pen mussel, fan mussel Pinnidae
Austrocochlea concamerata 19 (1) Wavy top shell Trochidae
Austrocochlea constricta 19 (2) Ribbed top shell Trochidae
Austrocochlea constricta zebra
Trochidae
Austrocochlea obtusa 19 (3)
Trochidae
Austrocochlea odontis 19 (5)
Trochidae
Austrocylichna exigua 46 (13) Canoe shell Haminoeidae
Austroginella muscaria 31 (1) Fly-like margin shell Marginellidae
Austroginella tasmanica 31 (6) Tasmanian margin shell Marginellidae
Austroliotia australis 21(9 Turbinidae
Austromitra analogica 37 (16) Mitre shell Costellariidae
Badepigrus pupoides 24 (28)
Rissoidae
Bankivia fasciatus 18 (18) Banded kelp shell Trochidae
Barbatia pistachia 2 (1) Hairy ark Arcidae
Barbatia squamosa 2 (3) Scaly ark Arcidae
Barnea australasiae 12 (12) Aust. angels wing Pholadidae
Barnea obturamentum 12 (13) Angel's wing Pholadidae
Bassina (Callanaitis) disjecta 10 (10) Frilled venus Veneridae; Venerinae
Bassina pachyphylla 10 (11)
Veneridae
Bathycardita raouli 7 (5)
Carditidae
Batillaria australis 26 (29) Southern mud whelk Potamididae
Bedeva paviae 40 (12) Mussel drill Muricidae; Muricinae
Bellastraea kesteveni 20 (10) Star shell Turbinidae
Bembicium auratum 22 (20)
Littorinidae
Bembicium melanostoma
Littorinidae
Bembicium nanum 22 (21) Trochus Littorinidae
Bittium granaria 26 (26) Granulated creeper Cerithiidae
Bothriembryon tasmanicus 42 (7)
Orthalicidae
Brachidontes erosa 4 (4) Rough beaked mussel Mytilidae
Brachiodontes rostratus 4 (5) Beaked mussel Mytilidae
Bulla quoyii 46 (14) Botany Bay bubble Bullariidae
Cadulus vincentianus 47 (9) St. Vincent's tooth shell Siphonodentaliidae
Calliostoma armillata 19 (18) Top shell Trochidae
Calliostoma nobile 19 (19) Top shell Trochidae
Caryodes dufresnii 42 (5)
Caryodidae
Cellana solida 22 (16) Orange-edged limpet Patellidae
Cernuella vestita
Zonitidae
Charonia lampas rubicunda 29 (18) Red rock whelk Ranellidae
Chiazacmea crucis 22 (8) Crossed limpet Lottiidae
Chlamys aktinos 3 (10)
Ostreoida
Chlamys asperrimus 3 (7) Doughboy scallop Ostreoida
Cirsonella weldii 20 (13)
Trochidae
Clanculus flagellatus 18 (9)
Trochidae
Clanculus limbatus 18 (10)
Trochidae
Clanculus plebejus 18 (13)
Trochidae
Clanculus undatus 18 (14) Wavy clanculus Trochidae
Clathrus jukesiana 29 (11) Jukes' wentle trap Epitoniidae
Clathrus minora 29 (12) Shining wentle trap Epitoniidae
Cleidothaerus albidus 5 (18) Rock shell Cleidothaeridae
Cochlicella ventricosa
Helicidae
Colpospira australis 28 (3) Granulated screw shell
Cominella eburnea 38 (1) Ribbed cominella Buccinidae
Cominella lineolata 38 (3) Lineated cominella Buccinidae
Condylocardia crassicostata 7 (9)
Condylocardiidae
Conuber conicus 30 (11) Conical sand snail Naticidae
Conus anemone 34 (16) Cone shell Conidae
Coxiella striata 26 (12 Hydrobiidae
Crassostrea gigas
 
Creseis virgula 47 (6)
Siphonodentaliidae
Crossea concinna 28 (160)
Trochidae
Cupidoliva nympha 33 (8) Wheat olive Olividae
Cyamiomactra communis 9 (5) Bean shell Cyamiidae
Cyamiomactra mactriodes 9 (6)
Cyamiidae
Cylichnina iredaleana 46 (7) Canoe shell Retusidae
Cymatium spengleri 29 (19) Spengler's rock whelk Ranellidae
Dentimitrella lincolensis 38 (25)
Columbellidae
Dentimitrella pulla 39 (1) Long dove shell Columbellidae
Dentrimitrella semiconvexa 39 (2) Semiconvex dove shell Columbellidae
Diala lauta 25 (105)
Dialidae
Diala monile 25 (19) Spotted diala Dialidae
Dicathais orbita 40 (15) Cart rut shell Muricidae; Purpurinae
Dicathais textilosa 50 (6) Dog winkle Muricidae; Purpurinae
Diplodonta globularis Inflated globe shell Ungulinidae
Diplodonta tasmanica 8 (6) Tasmanian globe shell Ungulinidae
Divalucina cumingi 8 (3) V-marked lucina Lucinidae
Donax deltiodes Pipi Donacidae
Dosinia coerulea 9 (16) Blue-tinged dosinia Veneridae; Dosiniinae
Dosinia victoriae 9 (19) Victorian dosinia Veneridae; Dosiniinae
Eatoniella melanochroma 23 (30)
Eatoniellidae
Egila mayii 44 (18)
Pyramidellidae
Electroma georgiana 2 (15) Butterfly shell Pteriidae
Electromactra antecedens 11 (14) Oval trough shell Mactridae
Emarginula candida 17 (12) Slit limpet Fissurellidae
Emarginula superba 17 (13) Slit limpet Fissurellidae
Epicodakia minima 7 (17)
Lucinidae
Equichlamys bifrons 3 (6) Queen scallop Ostreoida
Ericusa papillosa 33 (3) Papillose volute Volutidae
Ericusa sowerbyi 33 (2) Spindle shaped volute Volutidae
Ethminolia tasmanica
Trochidae
Eubittium lawleyanum 26 (27) Cerithiidae
Eucrassatella kingiola 6 (11)
Crassatellidae
Eumitra rhodia 37 (13)
Costellariidae
Eunatica umbilicata 30 (14) Umbilicated sand snail Naticidae
Fossarina petterdi 19 (13)
Trochidae
Friginatica beddomei 30 (13)
Naticidae
Fulvia tenuicostata 9 (15) Thin-ribbed cockle Cardiidae
Fusinus novaehollandiae 37 (10) New holland spindle shell Fasciolariidae
Gari livida 11 (9) Purple sunset shell Psammobiidae
Gazameda gunii 28 (6) Gunn's screw shell Turritellidae
Gazameda tasmanica 28 (12)
Turritellidae
Glabella (Austroginella?) formicula 31 (3) Margin shell Marginellidae
Glycymeris flammeus Flame dog cockle Glycymeridae
Glycymeris striatularis 2 (8) Striated dog cockle Glycymeridae
Glyptosepia gemellus 13 (2) Elongated cuttlefish Sepiidae
Granata imbricata 18 (4)
Trochidae
Guraleus incrustus 35 (4)
Turridae; Mangeliinae
Guraleus picta 35 (7)
Turridae; Mangeliinae
Haliotis emmae 18 (3)
Haliotidae
Haliotis laevigata 18 (1) Ear shell (Greenlip abalone) Haliotidae
Haliotis ruber 18 (2) Red (Blacklip) abalone Haliotidae
Haminoea brevis 46 (16)
Haminoeidae
Haminoea tenera 46 (17) Thin bubble shell Haminoeidae
Hedleytriphora scitula
Triphoridae
Helicarion cuvieri
Helicarionidae
Helix aspersa Garden snail Zonitidae
Hemitoma subemarginata 17 (10)
Fissurellidae
Herpetopoma aspersa 19 (25) Pearled top shell Trochidae
Hiatella australis 12 (9) Southern crypt dweller Hiatellidae
Hiatella subalata 12 (10) Winged crypt dweller Hiatellidae
Hipponix conicus 26 (15) Bonnet limpet Hipponicidae
Homalina mariae 11 (5)
Tellinidae
Hydrococcus brazieri 25 (24)
Hydrococcidae
Hypotrochus monachus 26 (23) Monk shell Cerithiidae
Ianthina violaceae 29 (5) Violet shell Ianthinidae
Irus distans 10 (18) Exotic boring venus Veneridae; Tapetinae
Irus griseus 10 (17) Tasmanian boring venus Veneridae; Tapetinae
Ischnochiton elongatus 14 (12)
Ischnochitonidae
Ischnochiton mayi 14(13)
Ischnochitonidae
Katelysia rytiphora 10 (13) Ridged venus Veneridae; Venerinae
Katelysia scalarina 10 (15) Stepped venus Veneridae; Tapetinae
Lanistina impacta 4 (14) Three-area mussel Mytilidae
Lanistina paulucciae 4 (15) Three-area mussel Mytilidae
Lasaera australis 8 (19) Southern kellia Erycinidae
Laternula creccina 5(1) Elongated lantern, gaper Laternulidae
Laternula tasmanica 5 (3) Tasmanian lantern, gaper Laternulidae
Legrandina bernardi 9 (4)
Cyamiidae
Lepsiella adelaidea 40 (17)
Muricidae; Purpurinae
Lepsiella vinosa 40 (18) Wine-mouthed Lepsiella Muricidae; Purpurinae
Leuconopsys pellucidus 40 (25)
Ellobiidae
Limatula strangei 3 (15) Strange's file shell Limidae
Liotella annulata 21 (3)
Cyclostrematiidae
Liotella compacta 25 (5)
Cyclostrematiidae
Lironoba tenisoni 23 (13)
Rissoidae
Lissarea rhomboidalis 1 (14) False dog cockle Limopsidae
Littorina praetermissa 22 (18) Periwinkle Littorinidae
Littorina unifasciata 22 (19) Banded periwinkle Littorinidae
Livonia mammilla 33 (4) False baler shell Volutidae
Lodderena minima 21 (6)
Trochidae
Lodderia lodderae 21 (7)
Trochidae
Lyria mitraeformis 33 (6)
Volutidae
Machroschisma tasmaniae 17 (18) Tasmanian keyhole limpet Fissurellidae
Macrozafra atkinsoni 39 (10)
Columbellidae
Macrozafra fulgida (possible) 39 (13)
Columbellidae
Mactra pura 11 (16) White trough shell Mactridae
Mactra rufescens 11 (17) Reddish trough shell Mactridae
Magellania flavescens 47 (18)  
Maoricolpus roseus N.Z. screw shell Turritellidae
Marcia fumigata 10 (14) Smoked venus Veneridae; Tapetinae
Marinula xanthostoma 40 (23) Delicate air-breather Ellobiidae
Mayena australasia 29 (21) Australian rock whelk Ranellidae
Melliteryx acupuncta 8 (8)
Erycinidae
Merelina cheilostoma 23 (18)
Rissoidae
Mesoginella pygmaeoides 31 (9) Margin shell Marginellidae
Mesoginella turbinata 31 (8) Margin shell Marginellidae
Micrastraea aurea 20 (9) Golden star shell
Microcolcus dunkeri 37 (4) Dunker's spindle shell Fasciolariidae
Microdiscula charopa 21 (1)
Skeneopsidae
Mitra glabra 37 (6)
Mitridae
Modiolus albicostus 4 (6) Horse mussel Mytilidae
Modiolus cottoni 4 (7) Bearded horse mussel Mytilidae
Modiolus pulex 4 (11) Little black horse mussel Mytilidae
Monophorus angasi 27 (13) Sinistral creeper Triphoridae
Monophorus granifera 27 (19) Sinistral creeper Triphoridae
Montfortula rugosa 17 (9)
Fissurellidae
Myadora complexa 5 (14) Rounded myadora Myochamidae
Myadora tasmanica 5 (12) Myochamidae
Myllita deshayesi 9 (2) Myllita Erycinidae
Myllita tasmanica 9 (3) Tasmanian myllita Erycinidae
Mysella anomala 8 (15) Irregular mysella Montacutidae
Mysella donaciformis 8 (16)
Montacutidae
Mysella dromaneansis 8 (17)
Montacutidae
Mysella lactea 8 (18)
Montacutidae
Mytilus planulatus 4 (2) Edible mussel Mytilidae
Nassarius nigellus 38 (16)
Nassariidae
Nassarius nigellus 38 (17)
Nassariidae
Nassarius pauperata 38 (15) Impoverished nassarius Nassariidae
Nassarius pauperus 38 (14)
Nassariidae
Neolepton antipodum
Leptonidae
Neotrigonia margaritacea 3 (4) Trigonia Trigoniidae
Nerita melanotragus 21 (18) Black periwinkle Neritidae
Niotha pyrrhus 38 (18) Banded nassarius Nassariidae
Notoacmea alta 22 (11)
Lottiidae
Notoacmea corrosa 22 (4)
Lottiidae
Notoacmea flammea 22 (6) Flame limpet Lottiidae
Notoacmea granulosa 22 (7)
Lottiidae
Notoacmea scabrilirata
Lottiidae
Notocallista diemenensis 10 (4) Tasmanian notocallista Veneridae; Meretricinae
Notocallista kingii 10 (3) King's notocallista
Notochlamys tasmanicum 3 (9)
Ostreoida
Notocypraea angustata 30 (19) Southern brown cowrie Cypraeidae
Notocypraea angustata var. albata 30 (20) Cowrie Cypraeidae
Notocypraea piperata 49 (16) Cowrie Cypraeidae
Notocyprea comptoni Cowrie Cypraeidae
Notolepton sp. 8 (10)
Erycinidae
Notosinister fasciata 27 (18)
Notospisula trigonella 12 (1) Little triangle
Nucula pusilla
Nuculidae
Nuculana crassa 1 (7) Heavy nut shell Nuculanidae
Offadesma angasi 5 (2) Lantern shell, gaper Laternulidae
Opalia australis 29 (9) Southern wentle-trap Epitoniidae
Ophicardelus ornatus 40 (24) Mangrove air-breather Ellobiidae
Ostrea angasi 3 (2) Common oyster Ostreidae
Oxychilus cellaruis
Zonitidae
Oxychilus draparnaldi
Zonitidae
Panopea australis 12 (11) Southern gaper Hiatellidae
Paphies (Amesodesma) cuneata 12 (5) Wedge shell, pipi Mesodesmatidae
Paphies (Amesodesma) elongata 12 (4)
Pipi, narrow wedge shell
Mesodesmatidae
Paphies (Amesodesma) erycinea 12 (6)
Mesodesmatidae
Paphies (Amesodesma) nitida 12 (7) Shining pipi, wedge shell Mesodesmatidae
Paphirus largillierti  
Parviscala tacita 29 (8)
Scalidae
Patella chapmani 22 (13)
Patellidae
Patella chapmani (alba) 22 (14)
Patellidae
Patella peronii 22 (15)
Patellidae
Patellioda alticostata 22 (1)
Lottiidae
Patellioda latistrigata 22 (9)
Lottiidae
Patelloida profunda calamus 22 (2)
Lottiidae
Patelloida victoriana 49 (13) Lottiidae
Pecten fumata 3 (5) King Scallop Ostreoida
Pelecydium badius 24 (25)
Rissoidae
Penion mandarinus 37 (7) Buccinidae
Phalium semigranosum 30 (2) Half-grained helmet Cassidae
Phasianella australis 20 (3) Painted lady, Pheasant shell Phasianellinae
Phasianella ventricosa 20 (4)
Phasianelliae
Phasianotrochus eximius 18 (20) Choice seaweed shell Trochidae
Phasianotrochus irisodontes 18 (19) Rainbow kelp shell Trochidae
Philine angasi 46 (21) Bubble shell Philinidae
Philipia reevei 46 (2) Sundial shell Architectonicidae
Philippia lutea 46 (1) Sundial shell Architectonicidae
Philobrya rubra 2 (14) False dog cockle Philobryidae
Physastra gibbosa 40 (14) Planorbidae
Pileatona trigonale 8 (11)
Erycinidae
Pisinna approxima 24 (1)
Barleeidae; Anabathrinae
Pisinna perpolita 24 (17)
Rissoidae
Pisinna puer 24 (20)
Rissoidae
Pisinna varicifera relata 24 (?)
Barleeidae; Anabathrinae
Placamen placida 10 (9) Placid venus Veneridae; Venerinae
Pleuroplaca australasia 37 (1) Tulip shell Fasciolariidae
Polinices aulacoglossa 30 (9) Sand snail Naticidae
Polinices tasmanica 30 (12)
Naticidae
Pratulum thetedis 9 (14) Thetis cockle Cardiidae
Pronucula decorosa 1 (1)
Nuculidae
Propefusus undulatus 37 (8) Flame spindle shell Fasciolariidae
Proximitra pica 37 (12) Magpie mitre Mitridae
Pseudamycla miltostoma 39 (5)
Columbellidae
Pseudarcopagia botanica 11 (7)
Tellinidae
Pseudoliotia micans 21 (8)
Tornidae
Pterynotus angasi 39 (19) Angas' murex Muricidae; Muricinae
Pterynotus triformis 39 (21) Three-shaped murex Muricidae; Muricinae
Puposyrnola petterdi 44 (12) Pyramidellidae
Pyrazus ebininus 27 (1)
Potamididae
Pyrgiscus fusca 44 (27) Pyramidellidae
Pyxipoma weldii 29 (2)
Siliquariidae
Radiocondyla arizela 7 (11)
Condylocardiidae
Ratifusus mestayerae 38 (8) Truncated spindle Buccinidae
Regozara cygnora 9 (13) Oblique cockle Cardiidae
Retusa amphizosta 46 (3) Canoe shell Retusidae
Retusa pelyx 46 (8) Canoe shell Retusidae
Rissoina elegantula 25 (6)
Rissoidae
Salinator fragilis 41 (1) Fragile air-breather Amphibolidae
Salinator solida Solid air-breather Amphibolidae
Sassia eburnea 29 (26) Sand whelk Ranellidae
Sassia subdistorta 29 (23) Distorted rock whelk Ranellidae
Sassia verrucosa 29 (27) Warted sand whelk Ranellidae
Scutus antipodes 17 (7) Elephant snail, duckbill Fissurellidae
Serpulorbis sipho 28 (25) New Holland worm shell Vermetidae
Sigapatella calyptraeformis 26 (17) Slipper limpet, shelf limpet Calyptraeidae
Siliquaria australis 29 (1)
Siliquariidae
Sinum zonale 30 (15) Zoned sinum Naticidae
Siphonaria diemenensis 41 (2) Siphon shell Siphonariidae
Siphonaria funiculata 41 (3) Siphon shell Siphonariidae
Solen vaginoides 11 (15) Razor shell Solenidae
Soletellina biradiata 11 (11) Double rayed sunset shell Psammobiidae
Spectamen philippensis 18 (22)
Trochidae
Spirula spirula 13 (4) Ram's horn Spirulidae
Spondylus tenellus 3 (13) Spiny oyster Spondylidae
Stenacapha hamiltoni
Charopidae
Succinea australis
Succineidae
Sydaphera undulata 34 (1)
Cancellariidae
Tasmaphena sinclairi 41 (11) Rhytididae
Tatea rufilabris 25 (26)
Rissoidae (Hydrobiidae)
Tawera gallinula 10 (5) Feathered venus Veneridae; Venerinae
Tawera lagopus 10 (6) Banded venus Veneridae; Venerinae
Tawera spissa 10 (7)
Veneridae; Venerinae
Tellina albinella 11 (3) Sunset shell Tellinidae
Tellina deltoidalis 11 (4) Triangular tellin Tellinidae
Thalotia conica 18 (17)
Trochidae
Theba pisana
Zonitidae
Thraciopsis peroniana 5 (7)
Thraciidae
Trimusclus conicus 41 (6)
Trimusculidae
Trivia merces 30 (24) Southern ribbed cowrie Cypraeidae
Turbo undulatus 20 (8) Wavy turbo, Warrener Turbinidae
Turbonilla acicularis 44 (25) Pyramidellidae
Turbonilla beddomei 44 (26) Pyramidellidae
Turbonilla mariae 44 (29) Pyramid shell Pyramidellidae
Turbonilla scalpidens 44 (30)
Pyramidellidae
Umbilia hesitata 30 (18) Umbilicated cowrie Cypraeidae
Vallonia pulchella
Valloniidae
Venericardia bimaculata 6 (20) False cockle Carditidae
Venericardia cavatica 7 (1)
Carditidae
Venericardia pectinata 7 (?)
Carditidae
Venericardia rosulenta 7 (7) Rosy false cockle Carditidae
Venerupis anomala 10 (19) Little bean Veneridae; Tapetinae
Venerupis crenata 10 (16) Crenated boring venus Veneridae; Venerinae
Venerupis galactites 11 (1) Milk stone Veneridae; Tapetinae
Vexillum australe 37 (11) Mitre shell Costellariidae
Victaphanta lampra 42 (8)
Rhytididae
Vimentum jaffaensis 7 (6)
Carditidae
Vulsella spongarium 3 (3) Sponge finger Malleidae
Wallucina assimilis 7 (19) Assimilated lucina Lucinidae
Xenogalea pyrum 30 (1) Pear helmet shell Cassidae
Xenostrobus inconstans Variable horse mussel Mytilidae
Zalapais inscripta 20 (23)
Cyclostrematiidae
Zeacuminatus diemenensis 26 (30) Grand mud whelk Potamididae
Zemira australis 38 (11) Southern zemira Olividae