List of molluscs of the Houtman Abrolhos

The maxima clam (Tridacna maxima), seen here at the Virgin Islands, occurs at the Houtman Abrolhos

This list of molluscs of the Houtman Abrolhos includes 492 species of marine molluscs which have been recorded from the waters of the Houtman Abrolhos, an island group in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Western Australia.

These molluscs are predominantly gastropods (346 species, 70%) and bivalves (124, 25%); the remaining 5% of species consist of cephalopods (14 species), chitons (5 species) and scaphopods (4 species).

About two thirds of the species have a tropical distribution, temperate species account for 20%, and the remaining 11% are endemic to Western Australia.^[1]

Gastropoda

Acmaeidae Collisellis onychitis Patelloida alticostata Patelloida nigrosulcata Patelloida profunda calamus Neritidae Nerita albicilla Nerita atramentosa Nerita plicata Haliotidae Haliotis elegans Haliotis semiplicata Fissurellidae Amblychilepas oblonga Cosmetalepas concatenatus Diodora ticaonica Emarginula cf. clypeus Macroschisma munita Tugali cicatricosa Trochidae Angaria tyria Astele multigranum Austrocochlea concamerata Austrocochlea constricta Calliostoma similarae Calthalotia mundula Cantharidus pulcherrimus Chloridiloma zeus Clanculus denticulatus Clanculus eucheloides Ethminolia vitiliginea Euchelus aspersus Euchelus atratus Euchelus dampieriensis Euchelus cf. lischkei Euchelus vixumbilicata Jujubinus cf. crenelliferus Microtis cf. tuberculata Monilea callifera Monilea lentiginosa Monodonta constricta Prothalotia lehmanni Stomatella impertusa Pseudostomatella papyracea Talopena vernicosa Tectus pyramis Thalotia chlorostoma Thalotia flindersi Trochus hanleyanus Trochus maculatus Umbonium pulchella Turbinidae Austroliotia pulcherrima Astralium tentorium Liotina peronii Phasianella australis (Australian pheasant snail) Phasianella ventricosa Turbo intercostalis Turbo gruneri Turbo jourdani Turbo pulcher Turritellidae Archimediella cf. maculata Cerithiidae Bittium granarium Cerithium columna Cerithium echinatum Cerithium novaehollandiae Cerithium punctatum Cerithium tenellum Cerithium tenuifilosum Cerithium torresi Hypotrochus monachus Rhinoclavis bituberculata Rhinoclavis fasciatus Rhinoclavis vertagus Royella sinon Planaxidae Planaxis sulcatus Littorinidae Bembicium auratum Bembicium vittatum Littoraria undulata Littoraria unifasciata Nodilittorina australis Nodilittorina nodosa Hydrococcidae Hydrococcus brazieri Strombidae Strombus mutabilis Strombus campbelli Strombus vomer Terebellum terebellum Hipponicidae Hipponix conicus Hipponix foliaceus Calyptraeidae Crepidula aculeata Vermetidae Serpulorbis sipho Siliquariidae Stephopoma abrolhosense Cypraeidae Cypraea annulus Cypraea caputserpentis Cypraea carneola Cypraea caurica Cypraea cernica Cypraea clandestina Cypraea cribraria Cypraea erosa Cypraea helvola Cypraea hirundo Cypraea histrio Cypraea isabella Cypraea limacina Cypraea lynx Cypraea marginata Cypraea moneta (Money cowry) Cypraea ovum Cypraea reevei Cypraea stolida Cypraea teres Cypraea tigris Cypraea venusta Cypraea vitellus Ovulidae Prionovula cavanaghi Primovula rutherfordiana Triviidae Trivia merces Naticidae Eunaticina linnaeana Natica euzona Natica gualtierana Natica sagittata Natica powisiana Natica seychellium Polinices melanostomus Bursidae Bursa granularis Tutufa rubeta

Cassidae Cassis fimbriata Phalium bandatum Semicassis whitworthi Ranellidae Charonia lampas Charonia tritonis (Triton's trumpet) Cymatium mundum Cymatium nicobaricum Cymatium parthenopeum Ranella australasia Septa tabulata Tonnidae Malea pomum Tonna canaliculata Tonna cepa Tonna chinensis Tonna perdix Tonna variegata Epitoniidae Cirsotrema varicosa Janthinidae Janthina janthina Muricidae Chicoreus cornucervi Cronia avellana Cronia crassulnata Drupa cf. fusconigra Drupa ricinus Drupa lobata Drupa rubusidaeus Drupa morum Drupella cornus Favaria planilirata Hexaplex stainforthi Morula spinosa Morula granulata Morula uva Nassa francolina Pterynotus undosus Thais echinata Thais orbita Coralliophila costularis Coralliophila radula Coralliophila neritoidea Turbinellidae Syrinx aruanus Tudivasum inermis Buccinidae Caducifer ignea Caducifer truncata Cantharus erythrostomus Cantharus undosus Engina incarnata Nassarius albinus Nassarius gaudiosus Nassarius glans Nassarius pauperatus Nassarius pauperus Nassarius reeveanus Nassarius rufula Phos senticosus Phos sculptilis Pisania ignea Dolicholatirus spiceri Fusinus colus Latirus amplustris Latirus turritus Columbellidae Mitrella lincolnensis Mitrella menkeana Mitrella venulata Pyrene bidentata Pyrene flava Pyrene punctata Pyrene testudinaria Pyrene turturina Volutidae Cottonia nodiplicata Melo miltonis (Southern bailer) Amoria damonii Aulicina irvinae Aulicina nivosa Notovoluta baconi Paramoria weaveri Olividae Oliva australis Oliva caerulea Mitridae Imbricaria conovula Imbricaria punctata Mitra atjehensis Mitra carbonaria Mitra chalybeia Mitra fraga Mitra gilbertsoni Mitra mitra Mitra rosacea Mitra scutulata Mitra sowerbyi melvilli Mitra ticaonica Costellariidae Costellaria cf. apicitinctum Vexillum marrowi Vexillum festum Vexillum zebuense Cancellariidae Tudicula inermis Turridae Asperdaphne sp. Etrema sp. Hemidaphne rissoides Gemmula dampieriana Inquisitor odhneri Ptychobela flavidula Ptychobela nodulosa Turridrupa cerithina Xenoturris cingulifera Conidae Conus anemone Conus capitaneus Conus ceylanensis Conus chaldaeus Conus dorreensis Conus ebraeus Conus geographus Conus gabelishi Conus klemae Conus lischkeanus - syn. Conus kermadecensis Conus lividus Conus miles Conus miliaris Conus nodulosus Conus reductaspiralis Conus sponsalis Conus suturatus Conus vexillum Conus victoriae Terebridae Duplicaria bernardi Duplicaria duplicata

Terebra affinis Terebra crenulata Terebra funiculata Terebra nebulosa Terebra triseriata Terebra textilis Pyramidellidae Pyramidella sp. Bullinidae Bullina lineata Acteonidae Pupa solidula Pupa sulcata Haminoeidae Cylichna arachis Hydatinidae Hydatina physis Hydatina amplustre Philinidae Philine sp. Bullidae Bulla ampulla Bulla quoyii (Brown bubble snail) Atyidae Atys cylindricus Aglajidae Chelidonura hirundinina Chelidonura pallida Chelidonura cf. sandrana Chelidonura tsurugensis Chelidonura amoena Philinopsis cf. gardneri Akeridae Akera soluta Aplysiidae Aplysia dactylomela Aplysia denisoni Aplysia gigantea Aplysia oculifera Aplysia parvula Aplysia reticulatra Dolabella auricularia Dolabrifera persartensis Notarchus indicus Siphonota geographica Stylochelus longicauda Tylodinidae Tylodina corticalis Umbraculidae Umbraculum sinicum Pleurobranchidae Berthellina citrina Pleurobranchus cf. forskalii Pleurobranchus hilli Pleurobranchus peroni Volvatellidae Volvatella australis Volvatella ventricosa Volvatella cf. candida Juliidae Berthelinia darwini Oxynoidae Oxynoe viridis Placobranchidae Elysia australis Elysia expansa Elysia maoria Elysia tomentosa Elysia thompsoni Elysiella pusilla Limapontiidae Stiliger aureomarginatus Polyceridae Limacia sp. Nembrotha purpureolineata Plocamopherus cf. tilesii Plocamopherus cf. maculatus Crimora lutea Gymnodoridae Gymnodoris sp. Gymnodoris sp. Gymnodoris sp. Gymnodoris sp. Paliolla sp. Aegiridae Notodoris citrina Aegires villosus Hexabranchidae Hexabranchus sanguineus (Spanish dancer) Dorididae Alliodoris hedleyi Asteronotus cespitosus Asteronotus fuscus Aphelodoris cf. affinis Discodoris concinna Discodoris fragilis Halgerda punctata Halgerda tessellata Platydoris formosa Trippa spongiosa cf. Jorunna sp. Chromodorididae Chromodoris cf. africana Chromodoris westraliensis Chromodoris rufomarginata Chromodoris cf. tinctoria Chromodoris fidelis Chromodoris elisabethina Glossodoris atromarginata Mexichromis macropus Hypselodoris maculosa cf. Noumea sp. Ceratosoma trilobatum Dendrodorididae Dendrodoris denisoni Dendrodoris nigra Phyllidiidae Phyllidia coelestis Phyllidia pustulosa Phyllidia varicosa Flabellinidae Flabellina bicolor Glaucidae Godiva sp. Limenandra nodsa Tritoniidae Marionopsis dakini Tritonia cf. alba Bornellidae Bornella stellifer Scyllaeidae Scyllaea pelagica Tethyidae Melibe australis Melibe mirifica Syphonariidae Sypharia sp.

Bivalvia

Nuculanidae Nuculana verconis Solemyidae Solemya australis Arcidae Acar plicata Barbatia foliata Barbatia pistachia Barbatia parva Striarca sp. Limopsidae Limopsis belcheri Limopsis multistriata Glycymerididae Glycymeris setiger Glycymeris persimilis Tucetona angusticosta Tucetona auriflua Mytilidae Leiosolenus hanleyanus Lithophaga nasuta Lithophaga teres Modiolus auriculatus Musculus glaberrima Musculista glaberrima Septifer bilocularis Pinnidae Pinna bicolor Pinna muricata Pteridae Pterelectroma sp. Pterelectroma zebra Pinctada albina Pinctada margaritifera Pteria lata Isognomidae Crenulata picta Electroma georgiana Isognomon legumen Vulsellidae Malleus meridionalis Malleus albus Vulsella spongarium Pectinidae Annachlamis sp. Amusium balloti Chlamys atkinos Chlamys australis Chlamys funebris Chlamys squamata Chlamys squamosa Decatopecten strangei

Gloripallium pallium Hemipecten forbesianus Pecten fumatus Spondylidae Spondulus barbatus Spondulus cf. exilis Spondulus microlepos Anomiidae Anomia sp. Limidae Lima cf. fragilis Lima nimbifer Lima parafragile Lima strangei Lima lima vulgaris Limatula siligo Plicatulidae Plicatula plicata Gryphaeidae Hyotissa hyotis Hyotissa sp. Ostreidae Alectryonella crenulifera Lopho cristigalii Ostrea deformis Ostrea folium Saccostrea cucullata Trigoniidae Neotrigonia bednalli Neotrigonia uniophora Lucinidae Bellucina cf. semperianum Callucina lacteola Ctena bella Phacoides sp. Rastafaria thiophila Wallucina assimilis Chamidae Chama cf. limbula Chama pacifica Chama ruderalis Carditidae Megacardita incrassata Vimentum dilectum Crassatellidae Eucrassatella pulchra Talabarica ziczac Cardiidae Acrosterigma alternatum Acrosterigma marielae Acrosterigma reeveanum Acrosterigma rosemariensis

Acrosterigma vlamingi Ctenocardium fornicata Ctenocardium perornata Fulvia aperta Fragum erugatum Fragum retusum Lunulicardia retusa Lyrocardium lyratum Tridacnidae Tridacna maxima (Maxima clam) Mactridae Mactra incarnata Mactra pura Mesodesmatidae Paphies heterodon Tellinidae Arcopagia victoriae Clathrotellina carnicolor Fabulina sp. Loxoglypta clathrata Macromona dispar Tellina perna Tellina rastellum Tellina cf. verrucosa Veneridae Callista sp. Callista planatella Circe plicatina Circe scripta Circe sulcata Dosinia deshayesi Paphia semirugata Paphia crassisulca Paphies sulcosa Placamen flindersi Placamen gravescens Tapes literatus Tawera lagopus Timoclea cardioides Timoclea recognita Venus lamellaris Venus toreuma Corbulidae Corbula cf. tunicata Gastrochaenidae Gastrochaena cf. cuneiformis Cucurbitula cymbium Hiatellidae Hiatella australis Clavagellidae Bechites sp.

Cephalopoda

Sepioteuthis lessoniana

Spirulidae

• Spirula spirula (Ram's horn squid)

Sepiidae

• Sepia chirotrema
• Sepia cultrata
• Sepia irvingi
• Sepia novaehollandiae
• Sepia papuensis
• Sepia apama (Australian giant cuttlefish)

Sepiadariidae

• Sepioloidea lineolata

Sepididae

• Euprymna tasmanica (Southern dumpling squid)

Loliginidae

• Loligo chinensis
• Sepioteuthis lessoniana

Octopodidae

• Hapalochlaena cf. maculosa (Southern blue-ringed octopus)
• Hapalochlaena lunulata (Greater blue-ringed octopus)
• Octopus flindersi

Polyplacophora

Ischnochitonidae

• Ischnochiton cariosus
• Ischnochiton sp.

Cryptoplacidae

• Cryptoplax hartmeyeri
• Cryptoplax striata

Chitonidae

• Onithochiton quercina

Scaphopoda

Dentaliidae

• Dentalium elephantinum
• Dentalium formosum
• Dentalium bisexangulatum

Solecurtidae

• Solecurtus sulcatus

References

1. Wells, Fred E. and Bryce, Clay W. (1997). "A preliminary checklist of the marine macromolluscs of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia". In Wells, F. E. The marine flora and fauna of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Volume 2. Western Australian Museum. pp. 363–383. ISBN 0-7309-8553-9.