Species Guide — Family

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Nassariidae

Every species recorded at or below this family.
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Caenogastropoda › Sorbeoconcha › Hypsogastropoda › Neogastropoda › Buccinoidea

4 species documented

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Green Australian Map shape with the word Endemic over it

Banded Dog Whelk

Nassarius pyrrhus

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Burchard's Dog Whelk

Tritia burchardi

A greensih brown banded shell on sand

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Impoverished Dog Whelk

Nassarius pauperatus

Orange shell of Nassarius nigellus amongst dead seaweed on the beach

Green Australian Map shape with the word Endemic over it

Tasmanian Dog Whelk

Nassarius nigellus

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Hermit crab in a shell underwater

A small hermit crab species this guy is under 10mm in size

Thin white bivalve shells laying on sand

Limaria imitans

Limaria imitans a marine bivalve species washed up along Tomahawk Beach

A small brown and white crab underwater

Three-Pronged Spider Crab Halicarcinus ovatus

This one is about 8mm in size <br><br> #tasmania #tasmaniaparks #marinebiology #discovertasmania #visitnorthtas #instatasmania #seetasmania #tomahawk #lutruwita #dorsettasmania #northeasttasmania #visitnortheasttasmania

A marine flatworm on a rock underwater

Carpet Flatworm (Thysanozoon brocchii)

Carpet Flatworm (Thysanozoon brocchii) <br><br> https://tomahawk.org.au/flora-fauna/view-species/thysanozoon-brocchii