SEA SLUGS

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

HASTINGS PT. GALLERY

MOLLUSCS

CLASS : GASTROPODA
SUBCLASS : PROSOBRANCHIA

FAMILY : CYPRAEIDAE
Monetaria annulus
Mauritia arabica
Palmadusta asellus
Monetaria caputserpentis
Lyncina carneola
Erronea caurica
Erosaria cernica
Palmadusta clandestina
Palmadusta contaminata
Mauritia eglantina
Erronea errones
Erosaria erosa
Melicerona felina
Purpuradusta fimbriata
Purpuradusta gracilis
Purpuradusta hammondae
Erosaria helvola
Palmadusta humphreyii
Luria isabella
Bistolida kieneri
Erosaria flaveola
Lyncina lynx
Monetaria moneta
Ransoniella punctata
Lyncina vitellus
Erronea xanthodon

These species below are known to occurr rarely in New South Wales, some as far south as Sydney. I have yet to find any at Hastings Point. See Des Beechey's Seashells of NSW

Bistolida hirundo
Cribrarula cribraria
Erosaria eburnea
Erosaria miliaris
Talostolida teres
Nucleolaria nucleus
Leporicypraea mappa
Mauritia mauritiana
Mauritia scurra
Talparia talpa
Ovatipsa chinensis
Staphylaea limacina
Staphylaea staphylaea

Cowry predation
Juvenile cowries

FAMILY : TRIVIIDAE
Trivia globosa
Trivia oryza
Ellatrivia merces
Proterato sulcifera
Proterato lachryma

FAMILY : OVULIDAE
Prionovolva cavanaghi
Volva volva
Ovula ovum
Calpurnus verrucosus

FAMILY : NATICIDAE
Mammilla simiae
Natica gaulteriana
Natica sagittata
Polinices incei
Glossaulax didyma
Natica sp

FAMILY : TONNIDAE
Tonna variegata
Tonna sp

FAMILY : FICIDAE
Ficus subintermedia

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

FAMILY : RANELLIDAE
Mayena australasia
Monoplex parthenopeus
Cabestana spengleri
Cymatium mundum

Gyrineum lacunatum
Gyrineum gyrinum
Monoplex vespaceus
Turritriton labiosus
Charonia rubicunda
Sassia parkinsonia
Cymatium lotorium

FAMILY : BURSIDAE
Bursa ganularis

FAMILY : MURICIDAE
Thais ambustulatus
Lepsiella reticulata
Morula nodulifera
Agnewia tritoniformis
Maculotriton serriale
Morula
sp
Morula purpureocincta
Morula anexares
Morula marginalba
Morula spinosa
Phrygiomurex sculptilis
Morula biconica
Drupella margariticola
Drupella cornus
Nassa serta
Pinaxia versicolor
Vexilla vexillum
Aspella producta
Cronia ochrostoma
Species?
Coralliophila squamosissima
Dicathais orbita
Phyllocoma speciosa
Mancinella tuberosa
Chicoreus damicornis
Chicoreus denudatus

 

 

HASTINGS PT. GALLERY

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