Shells of South
East Queensland

Tweed Heads to Noosa
Veneridae

Globivenus embrithes

(Melvill & Standen, 1899)
Shell: moderately small to medium, ranging from 30-40 mm.


Specimens

Myora Reef,  Australia
Size: 35mm    Collected: 1997
Dead collected on reef at low tide.

Myora light,  Australia
Size: 40mm    Collected: 1991
Collected on reef at low tide. Coral rubble.

Bribie Is,  Australia
Size: 0mm    Collected: 2002
found dean in sand on beach

Mati,  Philippines
Size: 35mm    Collected: 2018
Taken by hookah diver.

West Wallabi Island,  Australia
Size: 38.86mm    Collected: 2004
Collected from amongst rocks and rubble at 10-20m by diver.

Charapoana Island,  Solomon Islands
Size: mm    Collected: 2000
found in 10m of water, burried in 5cm sand

One Tree Reef,  Solomon Islands
Size: mm    Collected: 2001
found dead in sand on coral reef

Hexham Island,  Australia
Size: 30mm    Collected: 2006
Dead in sand at 8m amongst coral and rock. Collected on scuba.