Shells of South
East Queensland

Tweed Heads to Noosa

Gastropods.
This is the most numerous of the molluscan classes. The gastropods include snails, slugs, limpets and nudibranchs. Gastropods live in a wide range of marine, feshwater and terrestrial habitats ranging from tropical forests, arid areas, riveres and dams as well as the full spectrum of marine ecosystems.
Achatinidae
Allopeas clavulinum (Potiez & Michaud, 1838)
Acteonidae
Pupa solidula (Linnaeus, 1758)
Amphibolidae
Phallomedusa solida (Martens, 1878)
Ancillariidae
Ancillista velesiana Iredale, 1936
Angariidae
Angaria neglecta Poppe & Goto, 1993
Aplustridae
Hydatina physis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Aplustrum amplustre (Linnaeus, 1758)
Hydatina albocincta (van der Hoeven, 1839)
Hydatina zonata (Lightfoot, 1786)
Architectonicidae
Architectonica grandiosa Iredale, 1931
Architectonica gualtierii Bieler, 1993
Architectonica maxima (Philippi, 1849)
Architectonica modesta (Philippi, 1849)
Architectonica perspectiva (Linnaeus, 1758)
Architectonica taylori (Hanley, 1862)
Heliacus stramineus (Gmelin, 1791)
Batillariidae
Batillaria australis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Pyrazus ebeninus (Bruguière, 1792)
Borsoniidae
Bathytoma lacertosus (Hedley, 1922)
Bathytoma luehdorfi (Lischke, 1872)
Zemacies queenslandica (Powell, 1969)
Bradybaenidae
Bradybaena similaris Ferussac, 1831
Buccinidae
Penion maximus (Tryon, 1870)
Bullidae
Bulla ampulla Linnaeus, 1758
Bursidae
Tutufa rubeta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Bufonaria rana (Linnaeus, 1758)
Bursa granularis (Röding, 1798)
Calliostomatidae
Astele speciosa (A Adams in H Adams & A Adams, 1854)
Calyptraeidae
Bostrycapulus aculeatus (Gmelin, 1791)
Camaenidae
Figuladra bayensis (Brazier, 1876)
Figuladra appendiculata (Reeve 1854)
Figuladra incei (Philippi, 1846)
Figuladra incei lessoni (Pfieffer,1864)
Figuladra mattea (Iredale, 1933)
Sphaerospira fraseri (Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833)
Sphaerospira rockhamptonensis (Cox, 1873)
Thersites richmondianus (Reeve, 1852)
Cancellariidae
Cancellaphera amasia Iredale, 1930
Merica melanostoma (G. B. Sowerby II, 1849)
Merica undulata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1849)
Scalptia bicolor (Hinds, 1843)
Scalptia obliquata (Lamarck, 1822)
Scalptia scalariformis (Lamarck, 1822)
Caryodidae
Hedleyella falconeri (Gray, 1834)
Hedleyella maconelli Reeve, 1853
Pedinogyra rotabilis (Reeve, 1852)
Cassidae
Cassis nana Tenison-Woods, 1879
Casmaria ponderosa (Link, 1807)
Echinophoria kurodai (Abbott, 1968)
Phalium areola (Linnaeus, 1758)
Phalium bandatum (Perry, 1811)
Phalium glaucum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Semicassis angasi (Iredale, 1927)
Semicassis bisulcata (Schubert & J. A. Wagner, 1829)
Semicassis labiata (Perry, 1811)
Semicassis sophia (Brazier, 1872
Semicassis thomsoni (Brazier, 1875)
Cerithiidae
Cacozeliana icarus (Bayle, 1880)
Cerithium albolineatum Bozzetti, 2008
cerithium citrinum G B Sowerby II, 1855
Cerithium egenum Gould, 1849
Cerithium nesioticum Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1906
Clypeomorus batillariaeformis Habe & Kosuge, 1966
Clypeomorus petrosa petrosa (W. Wood, 1828)
Rhinoclavis articulata (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
Rhinoclavis sinensis (Gmelin, 1791)
Cerithiopsidae
Paraseila halligani (Hedley, 1905)
Charoniidae
Charonia lampas (Linnaeus, 1758)
Chilodontaidae
Granata imbricata (Lamarck, 1816)
Herpetopoma aspersum (Philippi, 1846)
Vaceuchelus ampullus (Tate, 1893)
Euchelus atratus (Gmelin, 1791)
Granata imbricata (Lamarck, 1816)
Herpetopoma rubrum (A. Adams, 1853)
Vaceuchelus foveolatus (A. Adams, 1853)
Colubrariidae
Colubraria tenera (Gray, 1839)
Columbariidae
Columbarium hystriculum Darragh, 1987
Columbarium pagodoides (Abbott, 1959)
Columbarium spinicinctum (Martens,1881)
Columbellidae
Aesopus clausiliformis (Kiener, 1834)
Euplica scripta (Lamarck, 1822)
Euplica turturina (Lamarck, 1822)
Graphicomassa ligula (Duclos, 1840)
Metanachis marquesa (Gaskoin, 1852)
Mitrella australis (Gaskoin, 1852)
Mitrella puella (G. B. Sowerby I, 1844)
Mitrella semiconvexa (Lamarck, 1822)
Pardalinops testudinaria (Link, 1807)
Pictocolumbella ocellata (Link, 1807)
Pyrene punctata Bruguière 1789
Euplica varians (Sowerby I,1832)
Mitrella scripta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pyrene flava (Bruguière, 1789)
Conidae
Conus advertex (Garrard, 1961)
Conus anemone Lamarck, 1810
Conus arenatus Hwass in Bruguíere, 1792
Conus boeticus Reeve, 1844
Conus coronatus Gmelin, 1791
Conus episcopatus da Motta, 1982
Conus geographus Linnaeus, 1758
Conus glans Hwass in Bruguiere, 1792
Conus limpusi Röckel & Korn, 1990
Conus miles Linnaeus, 1758
Conus minnamurra (Garrard, 1961)
Conus obscurus G B Sowerby I, 1833
Conus papilliferus G B Sowerby I, 1834
Conus sculletti Marsh, 1962
Conus spectrum Linnaeus, 1758
Conus tessulatus Borne, 1778
Conus wallangra (Garrard, 1961)
Conasprella insculpta (Kiener, 1847)
Conus ammiralis Linnaeus, 1758
Conus capitaneus Linnaeus, 1758
Conus catus Hwass in Brugu’ere, 1792
Conus chaldaeus (Röding, 1798)
Conus distans Hwass in Brugu’ere, 1792
Conus ebraeus Linnaeus, 1758
Conus flavidus Lamarck, 1810
Conus floridulus A. Adams & Reeve, 1848
Conus generalis Linnaeus, 1767
Conus litoglyphus Hwass in Brugu’ere, 1792
Conus lividus Hwass in Brugu’ere, 1792
Conus miliaris Hwass in Brugu’ere, 1792
Conus moreleti Crosse, 1858
Conus musicus Hwass in Brugu’ere, 1792
Conus pergrandis (Iredale, 1937)
Conus quercinus [Lightfoot], 1786
Conus rufimaculosus Macpherson, 1959
Conus sanguinolentus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
Conus striatus Linnaeus, 1758
Conus suturatus Reeve, 1843
Conus terebra Born, 1778
Conus textile Linnaeus, 1758
Conus vexillum Gmelin, 1791
Conus litteratus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Conorbidae
Benthofascis biconica (Hedley, 1903)
Conradiidae
Crosseola concinna (Angas, 1868)
Costellariidae
Vexillum cadaverosum (Reeve, 1844)
Vexillum costatum (Gmelin, 1791)
Vexillum virgo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Vexillum radix (G. B. Sowerby II, 1874)
Vexillum takakuwai Cernohorsky & Azuma, 1974
Cymatiidae
Monoplex parthenopeus (Gmelin, 1791)
Turritriton labiosus (Wood, 1828)
Cabestana spengleri (Perry, 1811)
Gutturnium muricinum (Röding, 1798)
Lotoria lotoria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ranularia caudata (Gmelin, 1791)
Ranularia cynocephala (Lamarck, 1816)
Ranularia sinensis (Reeve, 1844)
Reticutriton pfeifferianus (Reeve, 1844)
Cypraeidae
Cypraea tigris Linnaeus, 1758
Mauritia arabica (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mauritia eglantina (Duclos, 1833)
Bistolida stolida (Linnaeus, 1758)
Monetaria annulus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Monetaria caputserpentis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Monetaria moneta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Naria cernica (Linnaeus, 1758)
Naria erosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Naria helvola (Linnaeus, 1758)
Naria labrolineata (Gaskoin, 1849)
Naria poraria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Nucleolaria nucleus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Staphylaea limacina (Lamarck, 1810)
Staphylaea staphylaea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Bistolida brevidentata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1870)
Bistolida stolida (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cribrarula cribraria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cribrarula gravida Moretzsohn, 2002
Cribrarula melwardi (Iredale, 1930)
Erronea caurica (Linnaeus, 1758)
Erronea errones (Linnaeus, 1758)
Erronea ovum (Gmelin, 1791)
Erronea subviridis (Reeve, 1835)
Erronea xanthodon (Sowerby I,1832)
Melicerona listeri (Gray, 1824)
Ovatipsa chinensis (Gmelin, 1791)
Palmadusta asellus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Palmadusta clandestina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Palmadusta humphreyii (Gray, 1825)
Purpuradusta gracilis (Gaskoin, 1849)
Purpuradusta hammondae (Iredale, 1939)
Purpuradusta minoridens (Melvill, 1901)
Ransoniella punctata (Linnaeus, 1771)
Talostolida pellucens (Melvill, 1888)
Talostolida teres (Gmelin, 1791)
Arestorides argus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Luria isabella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lyncina carneola (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lyncina lynx (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lyncina vitellus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Talparia talpa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pustularia margarita (Dillwyn, 1817)
Cystiscidae
Gibberula pulchella (Kiener, 1834)
Drilliidae
Clavus obliquatus (E. A. Smith, 1884)
Clathrodrillia flavidula (Lamarck, 1822)
Ellobiidae
Cassidula nucleus Gmelin, 1791)
Ophicardelus sulcatus H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
Epitoniidae
Epitonium imperiale (G. B. Sowerby I, 1844)
Epitonium jukesianum (Forbes, 1852)
Epitonium lyra (Sowerby II, 1844)
Epitonium minorum (Iredale, 1936)
Epitonium philippinarum (Pilsbry, 1911)
Epitonium tomlini (de Boury, 1913)
Gyroscala commutata (Monterosato, 1877)
Janthina exigua Lamarck, 1816
Janthina janthina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Janthina janthina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Opalia australis (Lamarck, 1822)
Opalia granosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Eratoidae
Proterato lachryma (Sowerby I,1832)
Fasciolariidae
Fusinus colus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Granulifusus consimilis Garrard, 1966
Australaria bakeri (Gray [in Griffith & Pidgeon], 1834)
Latirus polygonus (Gmelin, 1791)
Turrilatirus turritus (Gmelin, 1791)
Fusinus salisburyi Fulton, 1930Ê
Marmarofusus nicobaricus (Röding, 1789)
Nodopelagia brazieri (Angas, 1877)
peristernia nassatula (Lamarck, 1822)
Ficidae
Ficus filosa (G B Sowerby III, 1892)
Ficus gracilis (G B Sowerby I, 1825)
Ficus ficus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Fissurellidae
Diodora ticaonica (Reeve, 1850)
Scutus antipodes Montfort, 1810
Diodora jukesii (Reeve, 1847)
Scutus unguis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Montfortula rugosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Haliotidae
Haliotis brazieri Angas, 1869
Haliotis coccoradiata Reeve, 1846
Haminoeidae
Aliculastrum cylindricum (Helbling, 1779)
Haloa wallisii (Gray, 1825)
Atys naucum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Harpidae
Harpa articularis Lamarck, 1822
Morum grande (A Adams, 1855)
Helicarionidae
Fastosarion griseolus Stanisic, 2010
Nitor pudibundus (Cox, 1868)
Stanisicarion freycineti (Férussac, 1821)
Ubiquitarion iridis (Hyman, 2007)
Helicidae
Cornu aspersum (Müller, 1774)
Hipponicidae
Cheilea cicatricosa (Broderip, 1834)
Pilosabia trigona (Gmelin, 1791)
Litiopidae
Diffalaba opiniosa Iredale, 1936
Littorinidae
Afrolittorina acutispira (E. A. Smith, 1892)
Austrolittorina unifasciata (Gray, 1826)
Bembicium auratum (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Bembicium melanostoma (Gmelin, 1791)
Bembicium nanum (Lamarck, 1822)
Echinolittorina millegrana (Philippi, 1848)
Echinolittorina vidua (Gould, 1859)
Littoraria articulata (Philippi, 1846)
Littoraria intermedia (Philippi, 1846)
Littoraria pallescens (Philippi, 1846)
Littoraria philippiana (Reeve, 1857)
Nodilittorina pyramidalis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
Lottiidae
Patelloida alticostata (Angas, 1865)
Patelloida saccharina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mangeliidae
Eucithara arenivaga Hedley, 1922
Mitridae
Nebularia acuminata (Swainson, 1824)
Pterygia crenulata (Gmelin, 1791)
Isara carbonaria (Swainson, 1822)
Isara cookii (Sowerby, 1874)
Quasimitra solida (Reeve, 1844)
Quasimitra variabilis (Reeve, 1844)
Strigatella ambigua (Swainson, 1829)
Strigatella aurora (Dohrn, 1861)
Strigatella imperialis (Röding, 1798)
Muricidae
Babelomurex lischkeanus (Dunker, 1882)
Latiaxis mawae (Gray [in Griffith & Pidgeon], 1834)
Rapa bulbiformis Sowerby, 1870
Rapa rapa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Bedeva paivae (Crosse, 1864)
Cronia aurantiaca (Hombron & Jaquinot, 1835)
Drupella cornus (Rôding, 1798)
Drupella margariticola (Broderip in Broderip & Sowerby,1833)
Ergalatax contracta (Reeve, 1846)
Ergalatax crassulnata (Hedley, 1915)
Lataxiena fimbriata Hinds, 1844
Maculotriton serriale (Deshayes, 1833)
Morula spinosa (H Adams & A Adams, 1853)
Orania rosea Houart, 1996
Pascula muricata (Reeve, 1846)
Pascula ochrostoma (Blainville, 1832)
Tenguella marginalba (Blainville, 1832)
Chicoreus damicornis (Headley, 1903)
Chicoreus palmarosae (Lamarck, 1822)
Chicoreus ramosus Linnaeus, 1758
Haustellum tweedianum (Macpherson, 1962)
Phyllocoma convoluta (Broderip, 1833)
Phyllocoma speciosa (Angas, 1871)
Pterochelus duffusi Iredale, 1936
Pterynotus patagiatus (Hedley, 1912)
Favartia brazieri (Angas, 1878)
Homalocantha anatomica (Perry, 1811)
Murexsul cuspidatus (Sowerby, 1879)
Dicathais orbita (Gmelin, 1791)
Drupa ricinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Drupa rubusidaeus Röding, 1798
Drupina grossularia (Rôding, 1798)
Mancinella alouina (Rôding, 1798)
Purpura dumosa Conrad, 1837
Rapana rapiformis (Born, 1778)
Vexilla vexillum (Gmelin, 1791)
Xenotrophon euschema (Iredale, 1929)
Nacellidae
cellana radiata (Born, 1778)
Cellana testudinaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cellana tramoserica (Holten, 1802)
Nassariidae
Nassarius nigellus (Reeve, 1854)
Nassaria acuminata (Reeve, 1844)
Nassarius acuticostus (Montrouzier, 1864)
Nassarius albescens (Dunker, 1846)
Nassarius arcularia (Linnaeus, 1758)
Nassarius conoidalis (Deshayes, 1832)
Nassarius coronatus (Bruguière, 1789)
Nassarius dorsatus (Röding, 1798)
Nassarius glans (Linnaeus, 1758)
Nassarius pullus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Reticunassa paupera (Gould, 1850)
Phos senticosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Naticidae
Conuber incei (Philippi, 1853)
Neverita didyma (Rôding, 1798)
Natica vitellus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Naticarius colliei (Récluz, 1844)
Naticarius lineozonus (Jousseaume, 1874)
Notocochlis gualtieriana (Récluz, 1844)
Tanea sagittata (Menke, 1843)
Tanea undulata (Röding, 1798)
Tectonatica violacea (Sowerby I,1825)
Conuber conicum (Lamarck, 1822)
Conuber incei (Philippi, 1853)
Conuber sordidum (Swainson, 1821)
Mammilla mammata (Röding, 1798)
Mammilla melanostoma (Gmelin, 1791)
Mammilla simiae (Deshayes, 1838)
Polinices aurantius (Röding, 1798)
Polinices mammilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
Polinices powisianus (RŽcluz, 1844)
Sinum zonale (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
Neritidae
Nerita albicilla Linnaeus, 1758
Nerita atramentosa Reeve, 1855
Nerita balteata Reeve, 1855
Nerita chamaeleon Linnaeus, 1758
Nerita histrio Linnaeus, 1758
Nerita polita Linnaeus, 1758
Nerita undata Linnaeus, 1758
Olividae
Oliva annulata Gmelin, 1791
Ovulidae
Calpurnus verrucosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ovula costellata Lamarck, 1810
Ovula ovum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Phenacovolva brevirostris (Schumacher, 1817)
Phenacovolva rosea (A. Adams, 1854)
Volva volva (Linnaeus, 1758)
Personidae
Distorsio anus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Distorsio reticularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Distorsio decipiens (Reeve, 1844)
Phasianellidae
Phasianella solida (Born, 1778)
Phenacolepadidae
Plesiothyreus Cytherae (Lesson, 1831)
Philinidae
Philine angasi (Crosse, 1865)
Pisaniidae
Engina australis (Pease, 1871)
Engina curtisiana (E. A. Smith, 1884)
Engina mendicaria (Lamarck, 1822)
Engina zonalis (Lamarck, 1822)
Pollia fumosa (Dillwyn, 1817)
Pollia undosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Clivipollia pulchra (Reeve, 1846)
Planaxidae
Hinea brasiliana (Lamarck, 1822)
Angiola lineata (da Costa, 1778)
Planaxis sulcatus (Born, 1780)
Planorbidae
Glyptophysa novaehollandica (Bowdich, 1822)
Potamididae
Cerithidea anticipata Iredale, 1929
Cerithideopsis largillierti (Philippi, 1849)
Cerithidea anticipata Iredale, 1929
Pirenella cingulata (Gmelin, 1791)
Pseudolividae
Zemira australis (Sowerby, 1833)
Zemira bodalla Garrard, 1966
Pseudomelatomidae
Inquisitor sterrha (R. B. Watson, 1881)
Punctidae
Paralaoma morti (Cox, 1864)
Ranellidae
Ranella australasia (Perry, 1811)
Raphitomidae
Pseudodaphnella barnardi (Brazier, 1876)
Rhytididae
Terrycarlessia bullacea (Reeve, 1854)
Griffithsina brisbanica Stanisic, 2010
Strangesta maxima (Mousson, 1869)
Rissoinidae
Phosinella allanae (Laseron, 1950)
Rissoina ambigua (Gould, 1849)
Rissoina crassa Angas, 1871
Rissoina hernandezi Faber & Gori, 2016
Siliquariidae
Tenagodus australis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Tenagodus ponderosus Mšrch, 1861
Tenagodus trochlearis Mšrch, 1861
Siphonariidae
Siphonaria denticulata Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
Strombidae
Canarium labiatum (Rôding, 1798)
Canarium microurceus Kira, 1959
Conomurex luhuanus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Doxander campbellii (Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834)
Lambis crocata (Link, 1807)
Canarium mutabile (Swainson, 1821)
Doxander vittatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Terebridae
Terebra funiculata Hinds, 1844
Thiaridae
Plotiopsis balonnensis (Conrad, 1850)
Tonnidae
Tonna perdix (Linnaeus, 1758)
Tonna tankervillii (Hanley, 1860)
Tonna variegata (Lamarck, 1822)
Tornatinidae
Acteocina decorata (Pilsbry, 1904)
Tornidae
Teinostoma lucidum A. Adams, 1863
Triphoridae
Mastonia vulpina Hinds, 1843
Coriophora Cnodax (Jousseaume, 1884)
Coriophora granosa (Pease, 1870)
Euthymella elegans (Hinds, 1843)
Hedleytriphora innotabilis (Hedley, 1903)
Mastonia cingulifera (Pease, 1861)
Mastonia funebris Jousseaume, 1884
Mastonia vulpina Hinds, 1843
Obesula albovittata (Hedley, 1903)
Triviidae
Cleotrivia globosa (Gray in G. B. Sowerby II, 1832)
Trivirostra oryza (Lamarck, 1810)
Trochidae
Calthalotia fragum (Philippi, 1848)
Phasianotrochus eximius (Perry, 1811)
Austrocochlea constricta (Lamarck, 1822)
Austrocochlea porcata (A. Adams, 1853)
Stomatia phymotis Helbling, 1779
Cantharidella picturata (A. Adams & Angas, 1864)
Clanculus maugeri (W. Wood, 1828)
Bankivia fasciata (Menke, 1830)
Ethalia guamensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Monilea callifera (Lamarck, 1822)
Turbinellidae
Tudivasum armigerum (A. Adams, 1856)
Tudivasum rasilistoma (Abbott, 1959)
Turbinidae
Lunella cinerea (Born, 1778)
Bolma aureola (Hedley, 1907}
Astralium tentoriiforme (Jonas, 1845)
Bolma guttata (A. Adams, 1863)
Lunella torquata (Gmelin, 1791)
Turbo imperialis Gmelin, 1791
Turbo petholatus Linnaeus, 1758
Turridae
Lophiotoma acuta (Perry, 1811)
Gemmula cosmoi (Sykes, 1930)
Unedogemmula indica (Rôding, 1798)
Umbraculidae
Umbraculum umbraculum (Lightfoot, 1786)
Vanikoridae
Vanikoro cancellata (Lamarck, 1822)
Volutidae
Amoria benthalis McMichael, 1964
Nannamoria gotoi Poppe, 1992
Nannamoria parabola Garrard, 1960
Amoria hunteri (Iredale, 1931)
Amoria molleri (Iredale, 1936)
Amoria zebra (Leach, 1814)
Cymbiola magnifica (Gebauer, 1802)
Cymbiola moretonensis Bail & Limpus, 1998
Melo umbilicatus (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby, 1829)
Athleta studeri (Martens, 1897)
Ericusa sericata Thornley, 1951
Xenophoridae
Onustus indicus (Gmelin, 1791)
Xenophora pallidula (Reeve, 1842)
Xenophora peroniana (Iredale, 1929)
Zebinidae
Zebina tridentata (Michaud, 1830)
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