SEA SLUGS

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

MOLLUSCA

CLASS : BIVALVIA
SUBCLASS : PTERIOMORPHIA


FAMILY : ANOMIIDAE
Anomia trigonopsis - Brunswick River

FAMILY : ARCIDAE
Barbatia pistachia - Hastings Point
Barbatia parvivillosa - Hastings Point
Anadara trapezia - Ocean beaches
Arcopsis afra - Brunswick River

FAMILY : ISOGNOMONIDAE
Isognomon ephippium - Brunswick River

FAMILY : LIMIDAE
Lima sp - Hastings Point
Limaria sp - Brunswick River
Limaria sp - Brunswick River
Lima vulgaris - Brunswick River
Limatula strangei - Ocean beaches

FAMILY : MALLEIDAE
Malleus alba - Hastings Point

FAMILY : MARGARITIDAE
Pinctada albina - Brunswick River
Pinctada maculata - Hastings Point
Pinctada sp - Hastings Point
Pinctada margaritifera - Hastings Point
Pinctada cf. margaritifera - On pumice, Brunswick Heads.

FAMILY : MYTILIDAE
Modiolus areolatus - Ocean beaches
Musculus alganus - Brunswick River
Septifer cumingii - in pumice
Musculus cumingianus? - Brunswick River
Musculus cf impactus - Hastings Point
Trichomya hirsuta - Brunswick River

FAMILY : OSTREIDAE
Saccostrea glomerata - Brunswick River
Saccostrea cucullata - Hastings point

FAMILY : PECTINIDAE
Species? - Hastings Point
Belchlamys aktinos - Brunswick River
Species? - on pumice
Complichlamys dringi - Brunswick River
Decatopecten strangei - Ocean beaches
Mimachlamys gloriosa - Brunswick River
Scaeochlamys lividus - Brunswick River
Pecten fumatus - Ocean beaches

FAMILY : PINNIDAE
Pinna sp - Hastings
Pinna sp - Brunswick River

FAMILY : PTERIIDAE
Pteria sp - Brunswick River
Pteria lata - Brunswick River

FAMILY : SPONDYLIDAE
Spondylus nicobaricus - Hastings Point
Spondylus sp - Brunswick River

FAMILY : PLICATULLIDAE
Plicatula australis - Hastings Point
Plicatula chinensis - Hastings Point

FAMILY : VULSELLIDAE
Electroma physoides - Brunswick River

SUBCLASS : HETERODONTA

FAMILY : CARDIIDAE
Acrosterigma reeveanum - Ocean beaches
Acrosterigma cygnorum - Ocean beaches
Plagiocardium setosum - Brunswick River
Vepricardium multispinosum - Ocean beaches
Fulvia aperta - Ocean beaches

FAMILY : CARDILIIDAE
Cardilia semisulcata - Ocean beaches

FAMILY : CARDITIDAE
Cardita excavata - Hastings Point

FAMILY : CHAMIDAE
Chama pacifica - Brunswick River

FAMILY : CORBULIDAE
Serracorbula cf coxi - Brunswick River

FAMILY : CRASSATELLIDAE
Eucrassatella cumingii - Ocean beaches

FAMILY : CUSPIDARIIDAE
Cuspidaria latesulcata - Ocean beaches

FAMILY : DONACIDAE
Donax brazieri - Ocean beaches
Donax deltoides - Ocean beaches
Donax veruinus - Ocean beaches

FAMILY : GALEOMMATIDAE
Scintilla sp - Hastings Point
Scintilla sp - Hastings Point
Kellia tumida - Brunswick River
Scintilla sp? - Brunswick River
Scintilla sp - Brunswick River
Scintilla sp - Brunswick River
Scintilla sp - Brunswick River
Scintillona daviei - Brunswick River
Scintillona sp - Brunswick River
Scintillona cryptozoica - Brunswick River

FAMILY : GLYCYMERIDIDAE
Glycymeris holsericus - Ocean beaches
Glycymeris hedleyi? - Ocean beaches

FAMILY : HEMIDONACIDAE
Hemidonax sp - Ocean beaches
Hemidonax dactylus - Ocean beaches

FAMILY : HIATELLIDAE
Panopea australis - Ocean beaches
Hiatella arctica - Ocean beaches

FAMILY : LASAEIDAE
Lasaea australis - Brunswick River

FAMILY : LUCINIDAE
Anodontia edentula - Ocean beaches
Ctena bella - Brunswick River
Divalucina cumingi - Ocean beaches

FAMILY : MACTRIDAE
Mactra eximia - Ocean beaches
Mactra contraria - Ocean beaches
Mactra pusilla - Ocean beaches
Spisula trigonella - Ocean beaches
Zenatina victoriae - Ocean beaches
Raeta pellicula - Ocean beaches
Mactra antecedens - Ocean beaches

FAMILY : MESODESMATIDAE
Paphies elongata - Ocean beaches

FAMILY : MONTACUTIDAE
Montacuta sp? - Hastings Point

FAMILY : MYOCHAMIDAE
Myadora brevis - Ocean beaches
Myador pandoriformis - Ocean beaches

FAMILY : NUCULANIDAE
Saccella caloundra - Ocean beaches

FAMILY : PERIPLOMATIDAE
Periploma angasi - Ocean beaches

FAMILY : PHOLADIDAE
Barnea australasiae - Brunswick River
Martesia striata - Brunswick River

FAMILY : PSAMMOBIIDAE
Gari togata - Brunswick River
Gari livida - Ocean beaches

FAMILY : SOLENIDAE
Solen vagioides - Brunswick River

FAMILY : TELLINIDAE
Strigilla euronia - Ocean beaches
Tellina albinella - Ocean beaches
Tellina deltoidalis - Brunswick River

FAMILY : TEREDINIDAE
Bankia australis - Brunswick River

FAMILY : THRACIIDAE
Thraciopsis angustata - Ocean beaches

FAMILY : VENERIDAE
Timoclea scabra - Ocean beaches
Bassina jacksoni - Ocean beaches
Callista disrupta - Ocean beaches
Venerupis anomala - Hastings Point
Dosinia nedigna - Ocean beaches
Tapes dorsatus - Brunswick River
Irus cumingii - Ocean beaches
Antigona persimilis - Ocean beaches
Pitar pellucidus - Ocean beaches
Venerupis anomala - Ocean beaches
Tawera lagopus - Ocean beaches
Irus crebrelamellatus - Brunswick River
Eumarcia fumigata - Brunswick River

 

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