ReefBlitz Common Mollusc Species
This is a guide to the common mollusc species found around Cannonvale Beach, compiled from data from the Atlas of Living Australia for ReefBlitz 2014.
Polished Nerite
Nerita polita is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.
Large Liotia
Liotina peronii , common names: Peron's delphinula, wheel shell and large liotia, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Liotiidae.
Textile Cone
Conus textile, common name the Textile Cone or the cloth of gold cone is a venomous species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.
Terebellum Conch
Terebellum terebellum, common name the Terebellum conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Seraphsidae, the true conchs.
Gold Ring Cowry
Monetaria annulus, common name the ring cowrie or gold ringer, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Atlantic Umbrella Slug
Umbraculum umbraculum, common name the "umbrella slug", is a species of unusual large sea snail or limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Umbraculidae.
Calf Cowry
Lyncina vitellus, common name : the Calf Cowry or the Pacific Deer Cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Bubble Turnip
Rapa rapa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Glossodoris atromarginata
Doriprismatica atromarginata is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.
