SEA SLUGS

AND  OTHER  MARINE  INVERTEBRATES  OF  THE  TWEED - BYRON  COAST,  AUSTRALIA.

MOLLUSCA

CLASS : GASTROPODA
SUBCLASS : PROSOBRANCHIA

FAMILY : ATLANTIDAE
Atlanta sp - Pelagic, Brunswick River

FAMILY : LITTORINIDAE
Echinolittorina vidua - Brunswick R. & Hastings Pt
Afrolittorina acutispira - Brunswick R. & Hastings Pt
Austrolittorina unifasciata - Bruns R. & Hastings Pt
Nodilittorina pyramidalis - Bruns. R. & Hastings Pt
Bembicium nanum - Brunswick R. & Hastings Pt
Bembicium auratum - Brunswick River
Littoraria articulata - Nth Stradbroke Island
Littoraria filosa - Brunswick River
Littoraria intermedia - Brunswick River
Littoraria luteola - Brunswick River
Littoraria philippiana - Brunswick River
Littoraria scabra - Brunswick River
Littoraria undulata - Brunswick River

FAMILY : NATICIDAE
Polinices conicus - Brunswick River
Polinices melastomus - Brunswick River
Polinices sordidus - Brunswick River
Mammilla simiae - Hastings Point
Polinices incei - Coastal beaches
Glossaulax didyma - Hastings Point
Naticarius lineozonus - Hastings Point
Natica sagittata - Hastings Point
Natica gaulteriana - Hastings Point

FAMILY : RISSOIDAE
Rissoina decipiens - Brunswick River
Rissoina ambigua - Brunswick River
Rissoina allanae - Hastings Point
Merelina elegans - Hastings Point
Alvania novarensis - Brunswick River
Lucidestea nitens? - Brunswick River

FAMILY : ANABATHRIDAE
Anabathron sp - Seagull Rocks
Amphithalamus incidatus - Brunswick River

FAMILY : ASSIMINEIDAE
Species? - Brunswick River
Cryptassiminea buccinoides - Brunswick River

FAMILY : CAECIDAE
Caecum amputatum? - Hastings Point

FAMILY : HYDROBIIDAE
Tatea huonensis - Brunswick River

FAMILY : VITRINELLIDAE
Pseudoliotia micans - Brunswick River

FAMILY : STROMBIDAE
Canarium microurceus - Hastings Point
Canarium mutabile - Hastings Point
Euprotomus aratrum - Brunswick River
Doxander campbelli - Brunswick River
Strombus luhuanus - Hastings Point?

FAMILY : STRUTHIOLARIIDAE
Tylospira scutulata - Hastings Point

FAMILY : CASSIDAE
Phalium bandatum - Coastal beaches
Semicassis bisulcatum - Coastal beaches
Semicassis angasi - Coastal beaches
Semicassis pyrum - Coastal beaches
Phalium areola - Coastal beaches
Casmaria ponderosa - Coastal beaches

FAMILY : FICIDAE
Ficus subintermedia - Coastal beaches

FAMILY : TONNIDAE
Tonna tankervillii - Coastal beaches
Tonna perdix - Coastal beaches
Tonna allium - Coastal beaches
Tonna sp - Coastal beaches

FAMILY : BURSIDAE
Tutufa bufo - Seagull Rocks
Bursa ganularis - Hastings Point

FAMILY : PERSONIDAE
Distorsio reticularis - Trawled

FAMILY : RANELLIDAE
Mayena australasi - Brunswick R & Hastings Point
Monoplex parthenopeus - Brunswick R & Hastings Pt
Cabestana spengleri - Brunswick R & Hastings Point
Cymatium mundum - Hastings Point
Gyrineum lacunatum - Hastings Point
Gyrineum gyrinum - Hastings Point
Monoplex vespaceus - Hastings Point
Turritriton labiosus - Hastings Point
Charonia lampas rubicunda - Hastings Point
Sassia parkinsonia - Hastings Point
Lotoria lotoria - Hastings Point
Gelagna succincta - Brunswick River
Septa occidentale - Hastings Point & Brunswick R.
Septa rubecula - Brunswick River
Cymatium exaratum - Brunswick River
Monoplex pilearis - Brunswick R. & G.C.S
Monoplex aquatilis - Brunswick River

FAMILY : VANIKORIDAE
Vanikoro expansa - Hastings Point

FAMILY : HIPPONICIDAE
Hipponix conicus - Hastings Point
Antisabia aff foliacea - Hastings Point

FAMILY : XENOPHORIDAE
Xenophora peroniana - Coastal beaches
Xenophora indica - Coastal beaches

FAMILY : VELUTINIDAE

Brunswick River

Hastings Point

 

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