Key to Shells of the Southwest – Australia 25 Fusinus Tessellatus 50 Hydatina Physis

Scientific Name Common Name Scientific Name Common Name 1 Haliotis conicopora..........Brown lip abalone 65 Janthina janthina..............Large violet snail 2–3 Haliotis elegans................Elegant ear shell 66 Janthina globosa ..............Globose violet snail 4–5 Haliotis scalaris ...............Ridged ear shell 67–68 Marinula patula 6 Pecten ballotti...................Scallop shell 69 Altivasum flindersi ...........Flinder’s vase 7 Epitonium perplexum 70 Cominella torri.................Torr whelk 8 Opalia granosa 71 Sp. 9 Opalia australis 72 Cymbiola irvinae..............Irvin’s volute 10 Epitonium jukesianum 73–75 Ceila crocea 11 Cerith Sp. 76 Vexilla vexillum ................Vexillate jopas 12 Fusus bednalli 77 Campanile symbolicum ....Symbol creeper 13 Cominella eburnea 78 Exiquaspira ornate 14 Engine Sp. 79 Bassina disjecta................Wedding cake venus 15 Austroharpa punctata.......Harp shell 80 Gracilispira monilifera 16–21 Stomatella impertusa........False ear shell 81–82 Gracilispira lineata..........Necklace ancilla 22–23 Strombus mutibilis............Flower stromb 83 Ancillista cingulata ..........Girdled ancilla 24 Prototyphis angasi............Angas’s murex 84–85 Oliva australis..................Southern olive 25 Tripterotyphis robustus.....Robust typhis 86 Patella chapmani 26 Pterynotus undosus ..........Triangle murex 87 Collisella septiformis 27 Muricopsis planilirata......Fimbriate murex 88 Patella peronii 28–31 Phasianella ventricosa.....Variegated pheasant shell 89 Cellana radiate 32 Tonna chinensis ................Fun shell 90 Diodora lincolnensis ........Lincoln keyhole 33 Astele multigranum 91 Amblychilepas nigrita 34–35 Asralium tentorium 92–93 Macroschisma bakiei 36–37 Asralium aureum 94 Conus anemone ................Southern cone 38 Clanculus limbatus 95 Conus cocceus 39 Clanculus ringers 96 Conus dorreensis 40 Notogibbula preissiana 97 Conus klemae ...................Klem cone 41 Thalotia chlorostoma .......Green mouth monodont 98–100 Conus rutilus ....................Miniature cone 42 Astele ciliare 101 Cassis fimbriata ...............False helmet 43 Cymatium exaratum 102 Semicassis sinuosum 44 Buccinulum Sp. 103 Argonauta argo ................Paper nautilus 45 Turbo pulcher 104–105 Cypraea venusta...............Much desired cowry 46 Murexiella tatei ................Tate’s murex 106 Cypraea fallax 47 Charonia lampas..............Red whelk 107 Cypraea alisonae .............Teres cowry 48 Ranella australasia ..........Australian triton 108–109 Cypraea friendi ................Friend’s cowry 49–52 Mitrella acuminate 110 Cypraea cribraria ............Sieve cowry 53 Pyrene bidentata 111 Cypraea limacina.............The file cowry 54 Vexillum marrow 112–113 Cypraea reevei .................Reeve cowry 55 Vexillum hansonae 114 Cypraea fimbriata ............Fringed cowry 56 Patella laticostata.............Giant limpet 115–116 Cypraea caputserpentis....Serpent’s head cowry 57–58 Spirula spirula..................Rams horn shell 117–118 Cypraea helvola ...............Honey cowry 59 Lippistes helicoides 119–120 Cypraea comptoni ............Compton’s cowry 60 Turbo torquatus................Heavy turban 121–122 Cypraea piperita ..............Peppered cowry 61 Emarginula patula 123–124 Cypraea pulicaria ............Flea–spotted cowry 62 Capulus liberatus 125–127 Trivia merces....................Bean cowry 63 Sp. 128–129 Trivia globosa 64 Janthina exigua ................Dwarf violet snail Scientific Name Common Name Scientific Name Common Name 1–2 Nerita atramentosa ...............Periwinkle 31 Cantharidus lehmanni 3–4 Austrocochlea rudis...............Periwinkle 32–33 Cantharidus pulcherrimus 5–12 Marginella deburghi 34–37 Pecten anguineus...................Tasman scallop 13–14 Marginella philippinarium 38 Melo miltonis ........................Southern baler 15 Marginella hedleyi 39 Septifer bilocularis................Box mussel 16 Marginella occidua 40 Cassis adcocki.......................Adcock’s bonnet 17 Marginella baylii 41 Spondylus tenellus.................Thorny oster 18 Marginella tridentata 42 Phasianotrochus eximius.......Green jewel top 19 Marginella pulchella 43 Phasianotrochus apicinus .....Jewel top 20 Voluta damoni reeve..............Damon’s volute 44 Phasianotrochus bellulus ......Jewel top 21 Coralliophila wilsoni 45 Serpulorbis sipho ..................Worm shell 22 Cantharidus lehmanni 46 Siliquaria weldii....................Slender slit worm 23 Bursa affinis ..........................Frog shell 47–48 Phasianotrochus irisodontes.Small necklace 24 Hexaplex conatus 49 Bulla quoyii...........................Bubble shell Key to Shells of the Southwest – Australia 25 Fusinus tessellatus 50 Hydatina physis.....................Bubble shell 26 Cardita crassicostata ............Australian cardita 51 Micromelo undatus................Miniature melo Illustrated by Patricia Negus 27–28 Pecten atkinos .......................Painted scallop 52 Bullina lineata.......................Lined bubble Shells from Peter and Kathryn Ignotti’s Bellview Shell Collection, Margaret River, Western Australia. Tel (08) 97576342 29 Coralliophila costularis ........Coral-shell 53 Hydatina amplustre...............Royal paper-bubble First published in December 2001 by Cape to Cape Publishing, North Fremantle, Western Australia 6159 30 Morula biconica....................Biconic rock-shell 54 Strombus vomer.....................Vomer conch Copyright © Patricia Negus 2001 This key and accompanying poster is copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research, criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without first getting written permission from the publishers. Requests and inquiries concerning reproduction and rights should be made to the Manager, Cape to Cape Publishing, 50 Harvest Road, North Fremantle WA 6159. Produced and Printed entirely in Australia. Production: Ray Forma Cape to Cape Publishing, c/- Post Office Witchcliffe WA 6286. Tel (08) 9757 6327.

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