Wallucina assimilis

Lucinidae – Lucininae: Wallucina assimilis (Angas, 1867) (‘common mud-lucine’) Synonym(s): assimilis Angas, 1868 jacksonensis E. A. Smith, 1885. Typical shell-length 12 mm. Shell inflated. Radial striations are often evident internally towards the...

Walvisteuthis virilis

Onychoteuthidae: Walvisteuthis virilis Nesis & Nikitina, 1986 (‘Walvis Ridge squid’) Synonym(s): virilis Nesis & Nikitina, 1986. Typical mantle-length 80 mm. Lives in offshore waters in midwater. Native. Occurs all around Australia (QLD, NSW,...

Warrana cessens

Condylocardiidae – Cuninae: Warrana cessens (Verco, 1908) (‘reticent condyl-clam’) Synonym(s): cessens Verco, 1908. Typical shell-length 1.6 mm. Lives in offshore waters in sand and mud. Native. Endemic to southern Australia (TAS and SA)....

Warrana comma

Condylocardiidae – Cuninae: Warrana comma (Verco, 1908) (‘comma condyl-clam’) Synonym(s): comma Verco, 1908. Typical shell-length 3.2 mm. Lives in offshore waters in sand and mud. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (TAS, VIC,...

Warrana edentata

Condylocardiidae – Cuninae: Warrana edentata (Verco, 1908) (‘toothless condyl-clam’) Synonym(s): edentata Verco, 1908. Typical shell-length 3.2 mm. Lives in offshore waters in sand and mud. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia...

Warrana pellucida

Condylocardiidae – Cuninae: Warrana pellucida Middelfart, 2002 (‘pellucid condyl-clam’) Synonym(s): pellucida Middelfart, 2002. Typical shell-length not yet determined. Lives in offshore waters. Native. Occurs in southeastern Australia (TAS and...

Waterfall Bay: Cathedral Cave

Waterfall Bay: Cathedral Cave   Geographic information This coastal locality is at latitude 43.2299 S, longitude 147.9476 E.   Species recorded from this locality The image thumbnails below show the species for which there are records from this coastal...

Waterhouse Beach

Waterhouse Beach   Geographic information This coastal locality is at latitude 40.9985 S, longitude 147.4523 E.   Species recorded from this locality The image thumbnails below show the species for which there are records from this coastal locality. Note...

Waterhouse Island

Waterhouse Island   Geographic information This coastal locality is at latitude 40.9985 S, longitude 147.4523 E.   Species recorded from this locality The image thumbnails below show the species for which there are records from this coastal locality. Note...

Waterhouse Point

Waterhouse Point   Geographic information This coastal locality is at latitude 40.8211 S, longitude 147.6701 E.   Species recorded from this locality The image thumbnails below show the species for which there are records from this coastal locality. Note...

Wattle Grove: foreshore

Wattle Grove: foreshore   Geographic information This coastal locality is at latitude 43.1660 S, longitude 146.9971 E.   Species recorded from this locality The image thumbnails below show the species for which there are records from this coastal locality....

Wedge Bay

Wedge Bay   Geographic information This coastal locality is at latitude 43.1230 S, longitude 147.7331 E.   Species recorded from this locality The image thumbnails below show the species for which there are records from this coastal locality. Note that some...

Welcome River: mouth

Welcome River: mouth   Geographic information This coastal locality is at latitude 40.7382 S, longitude 144.7701 E.   Species recorded from this locality The image thumbnails below show the species for which there are records from this coastal locality. Note...

West coast of Tasmania (unlocalised)

West coast of Tasmania (unlocalised)   Geographic information This coastal locality is at latitude 42.1448 S, longitude 145.2636 E.   Species recorded from this locality The image thumbnails below show the species for which there are records from this...

West Devonport: Berth 1

West Devonport: Berth 1   Geographic information This coastal locality is at latitude 41.1768 S, longitude 146.3631 E.   Species recorded from this locality The image thumbnails below show the species for which there are records from this coastal locality....

West Devonport: Berth 3

West Devonport: Berth 3   Geographic information This coastal locality is at latitude 41.1768 S, longitude 146.3631 E.   Species recorded from this locality The image thumbnails below show the species for which there are records from this coastal locality....

West Ulverstone: Black Jack Rock

West Ulverstone: Black Jack Rock   Geographic information This coastal locality is at latitude 41.1474 S, longitude 146.1668 E.   Species recorded from this locality The image thumbnails below show the species for which there are records from this coastal...

West Ulverstone: foreshore

West Ulverstone: foreshore   Geographic information This coastal locality is at latitude 41.1474 S, longitude 146.1668 E.   Species recorded from this locality The image thumbnails below show the species for which there are records from this coastal...

West Ulverstone: Picnic Point Beach

West Ulverstone: Picnic Point Beach   Geographic information This coastal locality is at latitude 41.1437 S, longitude 146.1628 E.   Species recorded from this locality The image thumbnails below show the species for which there are records from this coastal...

West Ulverstone: Picnic Point: beach to W

West Ulverstone: Picnic Point: beach to W   Geographic information This coastal locality is at latitude 41.1398 S, longitude 146.1430 E.   Species recorded from this locality The image thumbnails below show the species for which there are records from this...

Weymouth: beach

Weymouth: beach   Geographic information This coastal locality is at latitude 41.0123 S, longitude 147.1483 E.   Species recorded from this locality The image thumbnails below show the species for which there are records from this coastal locality. Note that...

Wheatleys Bay

Wheatleys Bay   Geographic information This coastal locality is at latitude 43.2002 S, longitude 147.0247 E.   Species recorded from this locality The image thumbnails below show the species for which there are records from this coastal locality. Note that...

Williamia radiata nutata

Siphonariidae: Williamia radiata nutata (Hedley, 1908) (‘nodded siphon-shell’) Synonym(s): radiata nutata Hedley, 1908 kermadecensis Iredale, 1912. Typical shell-length 5.5 mm. Lives intertidally. Native. Occurs in southeastern Australia (NSW and TAS);...

Woodbridge: Birchs Bay & Yellow Point

Woodbridge: Birchs Bay & Yellow Point   Geographic information This coastal locality is at latitude 43.1749 S, longitude 147.2397 E.   Species recorded from this locality The image thumbnails below show the species for which there are records from this...

Woodbridge: Fleurtys Bay & Point

Woodbridge: Fleurtys Bay & Point   Geographic information This coastal locality is at latitude 43.1906 S, longitude 147.2525 E.   Species recorded from this locality The image thumbnails below show the species for which there are records from this...

Woodbridge: Flowerpot

Woodbridge: Flowerpot   Geographic information This coastal locality is at latitude 43.2017 S, longitude 147.2564 E.   Species recorded from this locality The image thumbnails below show the species for which there are records from this coastal locality....

Woodbridge: foreshore & Birchs Point

Woodbridge: foreshore & Birchs Point   Geographic information This coastal locality is at latitude 43.1544S, longitude 147.2390 E.   Species recorded from this locality The image thumbnails below show the species for which there are records from this...

Woolnorth: Davisons Bay

Woolnorth: Davisons Bay   Geographic information This coastal locality is at latitude 40.6567 S, longitude 144.7131 E.   Species recorded from this locality The image thumbnails below show the species for which there are records from this coastal locality....

Woolnorth: Valley Bay

Woolnorth: Valley Bay   Geographic information This coastal locality is at latitude 40.6875 S, longitude 144.697 E.   Species recorded from this locality The image thumbnails below show the species for which there are records from this coastal locality. Note...

Woolnorth: Woolnorth Point

Woolnorth: Woolnorth Point   Geographic information This coastal locality is at latitude 40.6415 S, longitude 144.7257 E.   Species recorded from this locality The image thumbnails below show the species for which there are records from this coastal...

Wykeholm Point & Bay

Wykeholm Point & Bay   Geographic information This coastal locality is at latitude 42.8983 S, longitude 147.751 E.   Species recorded from this locality The image thumbnails below  show the species for which there are records from this coastal locality....

Wynyard (unlocalised)

Wynyard: (unlocalised)   Geographic information This coastal locality is at latitude 40.9892 S, longitude 145.7421 E.   Species recorded from this locality The image thumbnails below show the species for which there are records from this coastal locality....

Wynyard: Fossil Bluff

Wynyard: Fossil Bluff   Geographic information This coastal locality is at latitude 40.9833 S, longitude 145.73 E.   Species recorded from this locality The image thumbnails below show the species for which there are records from this coastal locality. Note...

Wynyard: Inglis River mouth

Wynyard: Inglis River mouth   Geographic information This coastal locality is at latitude 40.9818 S, longitude 145.7334 E.   Species recorded from this locality The image thumbnails below show the species for which there are records from this coastal...

Wynyard: Table Cape

Wynyard: Table Cape   Geographic information This coastal locality is at latitude 40.946 S, longitude 145.7306 E.   Species recorded from this locality The image thumbnails below show the species for which there are records from this coastal locality. Note...

Xenophora peroniana peroniana

Xenophoridae: Xenophora (Xenophora) peroniana peroniana Iredale, 1929 (‘Peron’s carrier-shell’) Synonym(s): peroniana peroniana Iredale, 1929. Typical shell-length 54 mm. Lives in offshore waters. Native. Endemic to eastern Australia (QLD, NSW, TAS...

Xenostrobus inconstans

Mytilidae: Xenostrobus inconstans (Dunker, 1856) (‘variable mussel’) Synonym(s): inconstans Dunker, 1856 nebulosa Tenison-Woods, 1877 semivestita Tate, 1887 non Dunker, 1871 angasi Clessin, 1889. Typical shell-length 28 mm. Shell typically brown,...

Xenostrobus pulex

Mytilidae: Xenostrobus pulex (Lamarck, 1819) (‘flea mussel’) Synonym(s): pulex Lamarck, 1819 nitens Menke, 1848 ater Zelebor in Dunker & Zelebor, 1866 crassus Tenison-Woods, 1877 neozelanicus Iredale, 1915. Typical shell-length 25 mm. Shell typically...

Xenostrobus securis

Mytilidae: Xenostrobus securis (Lamarck, 1819) (‘axe-head mussel’) Synonym(s): securis Lamarck, 1819 vexillum Reeve, 1857 confusus Angas, 1871 fluviatilis Hutton, 1878. Typical shell-length 38 mm. Shell typically blue-black and often worn to white towards...

Zaclys semilaevis

Newtoniellidae – Eumetulinae: Zaclys semilaevis (Tenison-Woods, 1878) (‘semi-smooth false-creeper’) Synonym(s): semilaevis Tenison-Woods, 1878. Typical shell-length 5.0 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore. Native. Endemic to southeastern and...

Zafra columnaria

Columbellidae – Atiliinae: Zafra columnaria May, 1915 (‘Cape Pillar dove-shell’) Synonym(s): columnaria May, 1915. Typical shell-length 4.5 mm. Lives in offshore waters. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (TAS only). Classification Class:...

Zafra legrandi

Columbellidae – Atiliinae: Zafra legrandi (Tenison-Woods, 1876) (‘Legrand’s dove-shell’) Synonym(s): legrandi Tenison-Woods, 1876. Typical shell-length 7.5 mm. Lives subtidally. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (TAS, VIC and SA)....

Zafra smithi

Columbellidae – Atiliinae: Zafra smithi (Angas, 1877) (‘Smith’s dove-shell’) Synonym(s): smithi Angas, 1877. Typical shell-length 4.0 mm. Lives intertidally amongst rocks and seaweed. Native. Occurs in eastern Australia (QLD, NSW and TAS); also...

Zalipais inscripta

Skeneidae: Zalipais inscripta (Tate, 1899) (‘inscribed false-top-shell’) Synonym(s): inscripta Tate, 1899 lissum Suter, 1908 laseroni Kershaw, 1955. Typical shell-length 25 mm. Beached shells often worn to white; fresh shells are mottled brown. Similar in...

Zeacumantus diemenensis

Batillariidae: Zeacumantus diemenensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) (‘common mud-creeper’) Synonym(s): diemenensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 cerithium Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 turritella Quoy & Gaimard, 1834. Typical shell-length 25 mm. Lives intertidally...

Zeacumantus plumbeus

Batillariidae: Zeacumantus plumbeus (G.B. Sowerby II, 1855) (‘estuarine mud-creeper’) Synonym(s): plumbeus G.B. Sowerby, 1855 estuarinus Tate, 1893 lawleyanum Crosse, 1863 insculptum Reeve, 1865. Typical shell-length 10 mm. Taxonomic status uncertain –...

Zeadmete pergradata

Cancellariidae – Cancellariinae: Zeadmete pergradata (Verco, 1904) (‘staged nutmeg-shell’) Synonym(s): pergradata Verco, 1904. Typical shell-length 10 mm. Lives in offshore waters. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC and SA)....

Zebinella elegantula

Rissoinidae: Zebinella elegantula (Angas, 1880) (‘elegant rice-shell’) Synonym(s): elegantula Angas, 1880. Typical shell-length 7.0 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore under rocks and stones. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (NSW,...

Zeidora lodderae

Fissurellidae – Emarginulinae: Zeidora lodderae (Tate & May, 1900) (‘Lodder’s notch-limpet’) Synonym(s): lodderae Tate & May, 1900 tasmanica Hedley, 1900. Typical shell-length 10 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore. Native. Endemic to...

Zeidora tasmanica

Fissurellidae – Emarginulinae: Zeidora tasmanica (Beddome, 1883) (‘Legrand’s notch-limpet’) Synonym(s): tasmanica Beddome, 1883 legrandi Tate, 1894. Typical shell-length 9.5 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore. Native. Endemic to southern...

Zella beddomei

Columbellidae – Atiliinae: Zella beddomei (Petterd, 1884) (‘Beddome’s dove-shell’) Synonym(s): beddomei Petterd, 1884 attenuata Angas, 1871. Typical shell-length 7.0 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore. Native. Endemic to southern and eastern...

Zemira australis

Pseudolividae – Pseudolivinae: Zemira australis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) (‘southern false-olive’) Synonym(s): australis Sowerby, 1833. Typical shell-length 25 mm. Beached shells often worn to white; fresh shells are mottled brown. Similar in shape to...

Zemysia tasmanica

Ungulinidae: Zemysia tasmanica Tenison Woods, 1877 (in part) (‘Tasmanian globe-shell’) Synonym(s): tasmanica Tenison-Woods, 1877. Typical shell-length 25 mm. The dark periostracum is quite persistent. Lives subtidally and offshore in sand, especially in...

Zemysina globularis

Ungulinidae: Zemysina globularis (Lamarck, 1818) (‘inflated globe-shell’) Synonym(s): globularis Lamarck, 1818. Typical shell-length 25 mm. Lives subtidally in sand and mud. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (TAS, VIC, SA and WA)....

Zemysina sphaericula

Ungulinidae: Zemysina sphaericula (Deshayes, 1855) (‘spherical globe-shell’) Synonym(s): sphaericula Deshayes, 1855 globulosa Adams, 1856. Typical shell-length 25 mm. Lives in offshore waters. Native. Endemic to eastern Australia (QLD, NSW and TAS)....

Zygochlamys delicatula

Pectinidae – Chlamydinae: Zygochlamys delicatula  (Hutton, 1873) (‘delicate scallop’) Synonym(s): delicatula Hutton, 1873 subantarctica Hedley, 1916 campbellicus Odhner, 1924 instar Iredale, 1925. Typical shell-length 80 mm.  Lives in offshore waters...