Shells of South
East Queensland

Tweed Heads to Noosa
Cypraeidae

Melicerona listeri

(Gray, 1824)
Shell: small to moderately small, ranging from 10-25 mm. Teeth: 12 to 15 columellar teeth; 12 to 14 labral teeth.


Specimens

Subspecies: Melicerona listeri melvilli  (Hidalgo, 1906)
Sth QLD to Nth NSW. Broader; columellar smooth; banding darker and more distinct; marginal spots more numerous and often confluent.
Dicky Beach,  Australia
Size: 25mm    Collected: Unknown
No data.

Tryon Island,  Australia
Size: 20mm    Collected: 1990
No data.

Lamont Reef,  Australia
Size: 24.5mm    Collected: 2019
Under rocks on weather edge of reef. At low tide.

Sykes Reef,  Australia
Size: 19mm    Collected: 2019
On intertidal reef under dead coral slab.

Subspecies: Melicerona listeri melvilli  (Hidalgo, 1906)
Sth QLD to Nth NSW. Broader; columellar smooth; banding darker and more distinct; marginal spots more numerous and often confluent.
Fish Rock Cave,  Australia
Size: mm    Collected: 1999
found dead in 15m of water on rocky reef

Subspecies: Melicerona listeri melvilli  (Hidalgo, 1906)
Sth QLD to Nth NSW. Broader; columellar smooth; banding darker and more distinct; marginal spots more numerous and often confluent.
Minnie Waters, Sth Headland,  Australia
Size: mm    Collected: 1989
found 10m from shore in the early morning on rocky reef

Subspecies: Melicerona listeri melvilli  (Hidalgo, 1906)
Sth QLD to Nth NSW. Broader; columellar smooth; banding darker and more distinct; marginal spots more numerous and often confluent.
Minnie Waters, Sth Headland,  Australia
Size: mm    Collected: 1989
found at 2am feeding on algae

Subspecies: Melicerona listeri melvilli  (Hidalgo, 1906)
Sth QLD to Nth NSW. Broader; columellar smooth; banding darker and more distinct; marginal spots more numerous and often confluent.
Wooli,  Australia
Size: mm    Collected: 1989
found on rocky reef at low tide

Port Vila,  Vanuatu
Size: 10mm    Collected: Unknown
Purchased at local markets.