Australian Shells: With Related Animals Living in the Sea, in Fresh-water and on the Land |
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INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL | 1 |
SEALIVING UNIVALVES GASTROPODA | 47 |
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½ inch long amongst animal aperture appearance arms Australian species bands beaches bivalves body whorl brown cephalopods Chiton Cockle colour columella common concentric conspicuous coral reefs Cowry cuttlefishes dark deep water delicate dorsal dredged eggs elongate fathoms foot frequently freshwater genus growth hinge inches in length Indo-Pacific Indo-Pacific and northern inhabiting Island known Limpet lines living longitudinal low tide mantle margin marked molluscs Mussel narrow Nautilus north-west Australia northern Australia occurs octopods octopus operculum outer lip oyster pale periostracum Plate porcellaneous posterior Queensland radiating reach ribs ridges rocks round sand sandy sculpture sea-hares shape SHELLS Family shiny siphons slugs smooth Snail solid sometimes South Australia South Pacific South Wales southern specimens spiral spire spots squid striae suckers surface Sydney Tasmania teeth tentacles Text Fig text for species thin tidal flats Trough Shell umbos univalve valves ventral Victoria weed Western Australia Whelk whitish yellow