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Microshells.
Micro and mini shells are small, mature shells. Not often seen live, they are usually collected by seiving or hand picking through sand from rockpools or beach drift. Micro shells display a wide vavrety of sculture and shape.
Architectonicidae
Architectonica modesta
Philippi, 1849)
Arcidae
Arca navicularis
Bruguière, 1789
Arca navicularis
Bruguière, 1789
Cancellariidae
Cancellaphera amasia
Iredale, 1930
Scalptia bicolor
(Hinds, 1843)
Scalptia bicolor
(Hinds, 1843)
Scalptia scalariformis
(Lamarck, 1822)
Carditidae
Megacardita turgida
(Lamarck, 1819)
Cerithiidae
Cerithium albolineatum
Bozzetti, 2008
Cerithium egenum
Gould, 1849
Cerithium nesioticum
Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1906
Cerithium nesioticum
Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1906
Cerithium nesioticum
Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1906
cerithium zebrum
Kiener, 1841
Clypeomorus petrosa petrosa
(W. Wood, 1828)
Cerithiopsidae
Paraseila halligani
(Hedley, 1905)
Charopidae
Gyrocochlea raveni
Stanisic, 2010
Chilodontaidae
Herpetopoma rubrum
(A. Adams, 1853)
Vaceuchelus foveolatus
(A. Adams, 1853)
Columbellidae
Graphicomassa ligula
(Duclos, 1840)
Euplica varians
(Sowerby I,1832)
Mitrella scripta
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Mitrella scripta
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Pictocolumbella ocellata
(Link, 1807)
Conidae
Conus coronatus
Gmelin, 1791
Conus obscurus
G B Sowerby I, 1833
Corbulidae
Corbula smithiana
Brazier, 1880
Costellariidae
Vexillum cadaverosum
(Reeve, 1844)
Vexillum cadaverosum
(Reeve, 1844)
Vexillum virgo
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Vexillum radix
(G. B. Sowerby II, 1874)
Vexillum cadaverosum
(Reeve, 1844)
Cypraeidae
Cribrarula cribraria
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Melicerona felina
(Linnaeus, 1771)
Palmadusta asellus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Palmadusta clandestina
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Palmadusta clandestina
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Purpuradusta hammondae
(Iredale, 1939)
Purpuradusta hammondae
(Iredale, 1939)
Purpuradusta minoridens
(Melvill, 1901)
Purpuradusta minoridens
(Melvill, 1901)
Purpuradusta minoridens
(Melvill, 1901)
Ransoniella punctata
(Linnaeus, 1771)
Ransoniella punctata
(Linnaeus, 1771)
Ransoniella punctata
(Linnaeus, 1771)
Ransoniella punctata
(Linnaeus, 1771)
Ransoniella punctata
(Linnaeus, 1771)
Ransoniella punctata
(Linnaeus, 1771)
Ransoniella punctata
(Linnaeus, 1771)
Ransoniella punctata
(Linnaeus, 1771)
Ransoniella punctata
(Linnaeus, 1771)
Ransoniella punctata
(Linnaeus, 1771)
Talostolida teres
(Gmelin, 1791)
Monetaria annulus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Naria helvola
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Naria poraria
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Nucleolaria nucleus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Staphylaea staphylaea
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Staphylaea staphylaea
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Staphylaea staphylaea
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Pustularia margarita
(Dillwyn, 1817)
Pustularia margarita
(Dillwyn, 1817)
Drilliidae
Clavus obliquatus
(Reeve, 1845)
Epitoniidae
Gyroscala lamellosa
(Lamarck, 1822)
Janthina exigua
Lamarck, 1816
Opalia australis
(Lamarck, 1822)
Opalia australis
(Lamarck, 1822)
Epitonium minorum
(Iredale, 1936)
Fissurellidae
Diodora ticaonica
(Reeve, 1850)
Hipponicidae
Pilosabia trigona
(Gmelin, 1791)
Litiopidae
Alaba monile
A. Adams, 1862
Littorinidae
Afrolittorina acutispira
(E. A. Smith, 1892)
Afrolittorina acutispira
(E. A. Smith, 1892)
Austrolittorina unifasciata
(Gray, 1826)
Austrolittorina unifasciata
(Gray, 1826)
Austrolittorina unifasciata
(Gray, 1826)
Bembicium auratum
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Echinolittorina millegrana
(Philippi, 1848)
Echinolittorina vidua
(Gould, 1859)
Littoraria articulata
(Philippi, 1846)
Nodilittorina pyramidalis
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
Nodilittorina pyramidalis
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
Lucinidae
Ctena bella
(Conrad, 1837)
Mangeliidae
Eucithara arenivaga
Hedley, 1922
Eucithara arenivaga
Hedley, 1922
Eucithara arenivaga
Hedley, 1922
Muricidae
Bedeva paivae
(Crosse, 1864)
Bedeva paivae
(Crosse, 1864)
Drupella margariticola
(Broderip in Broderip & Sowerby,1833)
Drupella margariticola
(Broderip, 1833)
Drupella margariticola
(Broderip in Broderip & Sowerby,1833)
Drupella margariticola
(Broderip in Broderip & Sowerby,1833)
Maculotriton serriale
(Deshayes, 1833)
Maculotriton serriale
(Deshayes, 1833)
Maculotriton serriale
(Deshayes, 1833)
Maculotriton serriale
(Deshayes, 1833)
Maculotriton serriale
(Deshayes, 1833)
Pascula muricata
(Reeve, 1846)
Pascula ochrostoma
(Blainville, 1832)
Tenguella marginalba
(Blainville, 1832)
Phyllocoma speciosa
(Angas, 1871)
Phyllocoma speciosa
(Angas, 1871)
Nassariidae
Phos senticosus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Reticunassa paupera
(Gould, 1850)
Reticunassa paupera
(Gould, 1850)
Reticunassa paupera
(Gould, 1850)
Reticunassa paupera
(Gould, 1850)
Reticunassa paupera
(Gould, 1850)
Reticunassa paupera
(Gould, 1850)
Nassarius albescens
(Dunker, 1846)
Nassarius albescens
(Dunker, 1846)
Nassarius conoidalis
(Deshayes, 1832)
Reticunassa paupera
(Gould, 1861)
Naticidae
Neverita didyma
(Rôding, 1798)
Naticarius lineozonus
(Jousseaume, 1874)
Notocochlis gualtieriana
(Récluz, 1844)
Notocochlis gualtieriana
(Récluz, 1844)
Tanea sagittata
(Menke, 1843)
Tanea sagittata
(Menke, 1843)
Tanea undulata
(Röding, 1798)
Conuber incei
(Philippi, 1853)
Mammilla simiae
(Deshayes, 1838)
Sinum zonale
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
Noetiidae
Striarca symmetrica
(Reeve, 1844)
Phasianellidae
Phasianella solida
(Born, 1778)
Pisaniidae
Engina mendicaria
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Engina mendicaria
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Engina mendicaria
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Engina mendicaria
(Lamarck, 1822)
Engina mendicaria
(Lamarck, 1822)
Engina zonalis
(Lamarck, 1822)
Engina zonalis
(Lamarck, 1822)
Engina zonalis
(Lamarck, 1822)
Engina zonalis
(Lamarck, 1822)
Engina zonalis
(Lamarck, 1822)
Engina zonalis
(Lamarck, 1822)
Engina curtisiana
(E. A. Smith, 1884)
Planaxidae
Planaxis sulcatus
(Born, 1780)
Angiola lineata
(da Costa, 1778)
Planorbidae
Glyptophysa novaehollandica
(Bowdich, 1822)
Raphitomidae
Pseudodaphnella barnardi
(Brazier, 1876)
Rissoinidae
Phosinella allanae
(Laseron, 1950)
Rissoina ambigua
(Gould, 1849)
Rissoina crassa
Angas, 1871
Rissoina hernandezi
Faber & Gori, 2016
Siliquariidae
Tenagodus australis
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Siphonariidae
Siphonaria denticulata
Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
Strombidae
Canarium mutabile
(Swainson, 1821)
Tornatinidae
Acteocina decorata
(Pilsbry, 1904)
Acteocina decorata
(Pilsbry, 1904)
Tornidae
Teinostoma lucidum
A. Adams, 1863
Triphoridae
Coriophora Cnodax
(Jousseaume, 1884)
Coriophora granosa
(Pease, 1870)
Euthymella elegans
(Hinds, 1843)
Hedleytriphora innotabilis
(Hedley, 1903)
Mastonia cingulifera
(Pease, 1861)
Mastonia funebris
Jousseaume, 1884
Mastonia vulpina
Hinds, 1843
Obesula albovittata
(Hedley, 1903)
Triviidae
Trivirostra oryza
(Lamarck, 1810)
Cleotrivia globosa
(Gray in G. B. Sowerby II, 1832)
Trivirostra oryza
(Lamarck, 1810)
Trochidae
Phasianotrochus eximius
(Perry, 1811)
Austrocochlea constricta
(Lamarck, 1822)
Cantharidella picturata
(A. Adams & Angas, 1864)
Zebinidae
Zebina tridentata
(Michaud, 1830)
