The list of marine animals of Australia (temperate waters) is a list of marine and shore-based species that form a part of the fauna of

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

. This list includes animals which either live entirely marine lives, or which spend critical parts of their lives at sea. The geographical range is south of

Perth, Western Australia Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...

and the border of

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and

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, including the whole of the coasts of

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...

and

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and their offshore islands. Tropical species which are also found in this range may also be listed here. The listed organisms are generally identifiable to the naked eye. Many microscopic animals also inhabit this region. Ranges are generally given relating to Australian waters. If listed as

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

, they have been found only in the listed range. Others may have much greater ranges.

Phylum Porifera

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Ancorina geodides ''Ancorina'' is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Ancorinidae. It is the type genus of its family. This genus is characterized by a high density of siliceous spicules. Members of this genus are known to be eaten by hawksbill turtles ...

'' (Carter, 1886) Grey ball sponge (Victoria and around Tasmania) * '' Aplysilla rosea'' (Barrois, 1876), Encrusting rose sponge (Around Australia and Tasmania. Also widespread overseas) * '' Aplysina lendenfeldi'' Bergquist, 1980, Lendenfeld's tube sponge (Victoria to central New South Wales and around Tasmania) * ''

Caulospongia biflabellata ''Caulospongia biflabellata'', commonly known as the western staircase sponge, is a species of sea sponge belonging to the family Suberitidae Suberitidae is a family of sea sponges Sponges, the members of the phylum Porifera (; meaning ...

'' Fromont, 1998, Western staircase sponge (Northwest Cape to Albany, WA) * ''

Chondrilla australiensis ''Chondrilla'' is the scientific name shared by two genera of life-forms: * ''Chondrilla'' (plant), a plant genus in family Asteraceae * ''Chondrilla'' (sponge), a sea sponge genus {{Genus disambiguation ...

'' Carter, 1873, Liver sponge (Houtman Abrolhos, WA to Sydney, NSW) * '' Clathria (Thalysias) cactiformis'' (Lamarck, 1814), Orange palm sponge (Port Hedland, WA to Byron Bay, NSW and around Tasmania. Also Madagascar, east Africa and Seychelles) * ''

Cliona ''Cliona'' is a genus of demosponges in the family Clionaidae. It contains about eighty described species. Species Species in this genus include: * '' Cliona acephala'' Zea & López-Victoria, 2016 * '' Cliona adriatica'' Calcinai, Bavestrell ...

'' sp. Orange dimpled sponge (Eastern Tasmania) * '' Dendrilla cactos'' (Selenka, 1867), Prickly rose sponge (Adelaide, SA to Sydney, NSW and around Tasmania. Also widespread in the Indo-West Pacific region) * '' Darwinella'' sp. Darwin's yellow sponge (Northern Tasmania) * ''

Echinoclathria axinelloides ''Echinoclathria'' is a genus of demosponge in the family Microcionidae Microcionidae is a family of marine demosponge Demosponges (Demospongiae) are the most diverse class in the phylum Porifera. They include 76.2% of all species o ...

'' (Dendy, 1896), Dendy's finger sponge (Port Phillip, Vic and northern Tasmania) * ''

Echinoclathria leporina ''Echinoclathria'' is a genus of demosponge in the family Microcionidae. Species Species in the genus include: * '' Echinoclathria arborea'' (Tanita, 1968) * '' Echinoclathria arcifera'' (Schmidt, 1880) * '' Echinoclathria atlantica'' Sarà, 197 ...

'' (Lamarck, 1814), Orange fan sponge (Ceduna, SA to Sydney, NSW and south to Bicheno, Tasmania) * ''

Holopsamma arborea ''Holopsamma'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Microcionidae. The species of this genus are found in Australia and Central America. Species: *''Holopsamma arborea'' *''Holopsamma crassa'' *''Holopsamma elegans'' *''Holopsamma ...

'' (Lendenfeld, 1888) Brown honeycomb sponge (Barrow Island, WA to Sydney, NSW and around Tasmania) * ''

Holopsamma laminaefavosa ''Holopsamma'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Microcionidae. The species of this genus are found in Australia and Central America. Species: *''Holopsamma arborea'' *''Holopsamma crassa'' *''Holopsamma elegans'' *''Holopsamma ...

''Carter, 1885, Cream honeycomb sponge (Fremantle, WA to Noosa, Qld and around Tasmania) * ''

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'' sp. Orange pipe sponge (Central South Australia) * ''

Mycale (Arenochalina) mirabilis Mycale (). also Mykale and Mykali ( grc, Μυκάλη, ''Mykálē''), called Samsun Dağı and Dilek Dağı (Dilek Peninsula) in modern Turkey, is a mountain on the west coast of central Anatolia in Turkey, north of the mouth of the Maeander an ...

'' (Lendenfeld, 1887) Slimy lemon sponge (Around Australia and Tasmania. Also widespread in the Indo-West Pacific region) * '' Polymastia'' sp. Purple pasta sponge (Central New South Wales) * ''

Rhizaxinella ''Rhizaxinella'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Suberitidae. The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of th ...

'' sp. Pumpkin sponge (Northern Tasmania) * ''

Spongia ''Spongia'' is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including '' Spongia officinalis'', are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been ...

'' sp. Rubber sponge (New South Wales) * '' Strepsichordaia caliciformis'' (Carter, 1885), Green plate sponge (Port Lincoln, SA to Sydney, NSW and around Tasmania) * ''

Strongylacidon ''Strongylacidon'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Chondropsidae Chondropsidae is a family of sponges belonging to the order Poecilosclerida Poecilosclerida is an order of the demosponge class. It is the most speciose demospon ...

'' sp. Papillate encrusting sponge (Eastern Tasmania) * ''

Sycon ''Sycon'' is a genus of calcareous sponges The calcareous sponges of class Calcarea are members of the animal phylum Porifera, the cellular sponges. They are characterized by spicules made of calcium carbonate in the form of calcite or ar ...

'' sp. 1 (South Australia to Victoria and round Tasmania) * ''

'' sp. 2 (Western Australia to Victoria and round Tasmania) * '' Syphonochalina'' sp. Apricot tube sponge (Eastern Tasmania) * '' Tedania (Tedania) anhelans'' (Lieberkühn, 1859) syn. ''T digitata'' Apricot bulbous sponge (Around Australia and Tasmania. Also widespread overseas) * ''

Tethya bergquistae ''Tethya bergquistae'' is a species of sea sponge belonging to the family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose o ...

'' Hooper in Hooper & Wiedenmayer, 1994, Southern golfball sponge (South Australia to Victoria, Northern Tasmania, also New Zealand) * ''

Tethya ingalli ''Tethya'' is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Tethyidae. Members of this genus all have a spherical body formBranch, G.M., Branch, M.L, Griffiths, C.L. and Beckley, L.E. 2010. ''Two Oceans: a guide to the marine life of southern ...

'' Bowerbank, 1858, Ingall's golfball sponge (Shark Bay to Albany, WA, and Port Philip, Vic to Sydney, NSW Also tropical Indian Ocean.) * '' Thorecta'' sp. Cream columnar sponge (Eastern Tasmania)

Phylum Cnidaria

Class Hydrozoa

Order Hydroida

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Aequorea eurhodina ''Aequorea'' is a genus of pelagic hydrozoans in the family (biology), family Aequoreidae. Species The genus contains the following species: *''Aequorea africana'' Naomi A. H. Millard, Millard, 1966 *''Aequorea albida'' L. Agassiz, 1862 *''Aequo ...

'' Peron and Lesueur, 1809, Umbrella jelly (Eastern Tasmania to southern New South Wales) (possibly ''A. forskalea'') * '' Gymnangium ascidioides'' (Bale, 1882), Bale's feather hydroid (Victoria and eastern Tasmania) * '' Gymnangium superbum'' (Bale, 1882), Superb feather hydroid (Southern WA to Victoria and around Tasmania) * '' Halopteris campanula'' (Busk, 1852) Yellow feather hydroid (South Australia to Queensland and around Tasmania. Also widespread overseas) * '' Nemertesia procumbens'' Spencer's hydroid (Spencer, 1891) (St Francis Island, SA to eastern Victoria and around Tasmania) * ''

Pennaria disticha ''Pennaria disticha'', also known as the Christmas tree hydroid, is a species of athecate hydroid in the family Pennariidae. Colonies are common in the Mediterranean Sea growing on rocks close to the surface. This species has been used in resear ...

'' Goldfuss, 1820, Salt and pepper feather hydroid (Perth, WA to New South Wales but absent from Victoria)(recorded as ''Halocordyle disticha'') * ''

Porpita porpita ''Porpita porpita'', or blue button, is a marine organism consisting of a colony of hydroids found in the warmer, tropical and sub-tropical waters of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian oceans, as well as the Mediterranean Sea and eastern Arabian ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758), Porpita sailor (Around Australia and Tasmania. Also widespread overseas.) * '' Ralpharia magnifica'' Watson, 1980, Magnificent hydroid (South Australia to Victoria and around Tasmania) * ''

Solanderia fusca ''Solanderia'' is the sole genus of hydrozoans in the monotypic family Solanderiidae. They are commonly known as tree hydroids or sea fan hydroids. Description ''Solanderia'' hydroids forms large colonies. They are one of about 1000 species of ...

'' (Grey, 1868), Dusky hydroid (Western Australia to Queensland and northern Tasmania. Also Lord Howe Island.) * '' Stereotheca elongata'' (Lamouroux, 1816), Elongate seagrass hydroid (Western Australia to New South Wales and around Tasmania. Also widespread overseas) * ''

Turritopsis nutricula ''Turritopsis nutricula'' is a small hydrozoan that once reaching adulthood, can transfer its cells back to childhood. This adaptive trait likely evolved in order to extend the life of the individual. Several different species of the genus ''Tur ...

'' (McCrady, 1857), Red thimble jelly (Western Australia to New South Wales and around Tasmania. Also widespread overseas.) * ''

Velella velella ''Velella'' is a monospecific genus of hydrozoa in the Porpitidae family. Its only known species is ''Velella velella'', a cosmopolitan free-floating hydrozoan that lives on the surface of the open ocean. It is commonly known by the names sea r ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758). By-the-wind-sailor (Around Australia and Tasmania. Also widespread overseas.)

Order Limnomedusae

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Olindias phosphorica ''Olindias phosphorica'', or cigar jellyfish, is a species of hydrozoan Hydrozoa (hydrozoans; ) are a taxonomic class of individually very small, predatory animals, some solitary and some colonial, most of which inhabit saline water. The colo ...

'' (Delle Chiage, 1841), Phosphorus jelly (Tropical Australia south to southern WA and to southern NSW. Also widespread overseas.) * '' Olindias singularis'' Browne, 1905, Orange saucer jelly (Tropical Australia south to South Australia and to Southern New South Wales. Also widespread in the Indo-West Pacific region.)

Order Siphonophora

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Physalia physalis The Portuguese man o' war (''Physalia physalis''), also known as the man-of-war, is a marine hydrozoan found in the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean. It is considered to be the same species as the Pacific man o' war or blue bottle, which is ...

''(Linnaeus, 1766), Bluebottle, Portuguese man o' war (Around Australia and Tasmania.Also widespread overseas)

Order Stylasterina

* '' Stylaster'' sp. Western pink hydrocoral (South western Western Australia) * '' Stylaster brunneus'' Boschma, 1970, Lord Howe hydrocoral (Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island. Also New Caledonia and New Zealand)

Class Anthozoa

Order Actiniaria

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Actinia tenebrosa ''Actinia tenebrosa'', commonly known as the waratah anemone, is the most common species of sea anemone found in the waters of eastern Australia and New Zealand (where it is known in Māori as kōtore, or kōtoretore). It is found relatively hi ...

'' Farquhar, 1898, Waratah anemone (Shark Bay, WA to Heron Island, Queensland and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand) * '' Actiniid'' sp.1 Bryozoan anemone, (Victoria to central New South Wales) * '' Actiniid'' sp.2 Speckled seawhip anemone, (Central New South Wales) * '' Actiniid'' sp.3 White striped anemone, (Gulfs region, South Australia) * '' Actinothoe glandulosa'' Carlgren, 1954, White anemone, (Southwestern WA) * ''

Anthopleura aureoradiata ''Anthopleura hermaphroditica'', also known as the small brown sea anemone, is a small anemone about 10 mm wide in diameter and very brown in colour. It is native to the waters around Chile and New Zealand. The brownish tinge of its outer su ...

'' (Stuckey, 1909), Mudflat anemone (Port Sinclair, SA to Mallacoota, Victoria and around Tasmania Also New Zealand) * ''

Anthothoe albocincta ''Anthothoe albocincta'', or white-striped anemone, is a species of sea anemone in the family Sagartiidae. It is native to the coasts of Australia and New Zealand. Description This species grows to a maximum diameter of 30mm, varies in colour, ...

'' (Hutton, 1879), White-striped anemone, (Ceduna, South Australia to New South Wales and around Tasmania. Also new Zealand.) * ''

Aulactinia veratra ''Aulactinia veratra'', the green snakelock anemone, is a species of sea anemone in the family Actiniidae Actiniidae is the largest family of sea anemones, to which most common, temperate, shore species belong. Most members of this family do ...

'' (Drayton in Dana, 1846), Green anemone, (Rottnest Island, WA to southern Queensland and around Tasmania) * '' Boloceroides'' sp? Seagrass anemone (Southeastern Tasmania) * '' Dorfleinia armata'' (Wassilieff, 1908), Armed anemone, (Tropical Australia south to Perth, WA) * '' Epiactis australiensis'' Carlgren, 1950, Pink tipped anemone, (Gulf St Vincent, SA to Victoria and northern Tasmania) * ''

Epiactis thompsoni ''Epiactis thompsoni'', the red-striped anemone, is a species of marine invertebrate in the family Actiniidae, found in New Zealand and South Australia. They are commonly found in the rocky intertidal zone. Description and habitat The red-stripe ...

'' (Coughtrey, 1875), Thompson's anemone, (South Australia) * ''

Heteractis malu ''Heteractis malu'', also known as the malu anemone, delicate sea anemone or white sand anemone, is a species of sea anemone in the family Stichodactylidae. Description This anemone has stout, sparse tentacles, almost always under 40mm in leng ...

'' (Haddon and Shackleton, 1893), Pink tipped sand anemone, (Tropical Australia south to Perth, WA. Also widespread in the Indo-West Pacific region) * '' Oulactis mcmurrichi'' (Lager, 1911), Western shellgrit anemone, (Perth WA to Coffin Bay, SA) * ''

Oulactis muscosa ''Oulactis muscosa'', also known as the sand anemone and speckled anemone, is a species of sea anemone in the family Actiniidae. Description This is a large, greenish-grey to off-white species, growing to 60–80 mm. It has up to one hundr ...

'' (Drayton in Dana, 1846), Shellgrit anemone, (Spencer Gulf, SA to Southern Queensland and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand) * ''

Phlyctenactis tuberculosa ''Phlyctenactis tuberculosa'', common name the wandering sea anemone or swimming anemone, is a species of sea anemone in the family Actiniidae. It is native to shallow seas around Australia and New Zealand. It was first described by the French ...

'' (Quoy and Gaimard, 1833), Swimming anemone, (Southwestern WA to Byron Bay, NSW and around Tasmania) * ''

Phlyctenanthus australis ''Phlyctenanthus australis'', commonly known as red anemone or southern anemone, is a species of sea anemone in the family Actiniidae. It grows to a maximum size of 10 cm in diameter. The column is red-brown in colour with blue vesicles cov ...

'' Carlgren, 1950, Southern sea anemone, (Ceduna, SA to Sydney, NSW and around Tasmania) * '' Tealia'' sp? Giant orange anemone, (Eastern and southern Tasmania)

Order Corallimorpharia

(Jewel anemones) Southern jewel anemone

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Corynactis australis ''Corynactis'' is a genus of colonial anthozoans similar in appearance to sea anemones and in body format to scleractinian stony corals. These animals are cnidarians in the family Corallimorphidae. Large unidentified polyps of this genus feed ...

'' Haddon & Duerden, 1896, Southern jewel anemone, (Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, to New South Wales and around Tasmania.) * '' Rhodactis indosinensis'' Carlgren, 1943, Hairy mushroom anemone, (Tropical Australia south to northern New South Wales.)

Order Zoanthiniaria

(Zoanthids) * '' Epizoanthus sabulosus'' Cutress, 1971, Encrusting grey zoanthid, (Esperance, Western Australia, to Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, and Flinders Island, Tasmania.) * '' Isaurus cliftoni'' Gray, 1857, Clifton's zoanthid, (Tropical Australia south to Esperance, Western Australia.) * ''

Palythoa heideri ''Palythoa'' is a genus of anthozoans in the order Zoantharia.Reimer, J. (2018). Palythoa Lamouroux, 1816. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205785 on 2018-08-27 Descrip ...

'' Carlgren, 1954, Heider's zoanthid, (Kalbarri to Rottnest Island, Western Australia.) * ''

Parazoanthus ''Parazoanthus'' is a genus of anemone-like anthozoans in the order Zoantharia Zoanthids (order Zoantharia also called Zoanthidea or Zoanthiniaria) are an order of cnidarians commonly found in coral reefs, the deep sea and many other marine en ...

'' sp.1 Yellow zoanthid (Cape Northumberland, South Australia, to Jervis Bay, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.) * ''?

'' sp. Encrusting white zoanthid (Southern Tasmania.) * '' Zoanthus praelongus'' Carlgren, 1954, Finger zoanthid, (Perth to Esperance, Western Australia.) * '' Zoanthus robustus'' Carlgren, 1950, Robust zoanthid, (Ceduna, South Australia, to central Victoria.)

Order Scleractinia

(Stony corals) Orange cup coral

* '' Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) bairdiana'' Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848, Orange solitary coral, (Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, to southern Queensland and around Tasmania.) * '' Coscinaraea mcneilli'' Wells, 1962, McNeill's coral, (Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia, to Byron Bay, New South Wales.) * '' Coscinaraea marshae'' Wells, 1962, Marsh's coral, (Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia, to Pearson Island, South Australia.) * '' Culicia tenella'' Dana, 1846, Little coral, (Perth, Western Australia, to Solitary Islands, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.) * ''

Homophyllia australis ''Homophyllia'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Lobophylliidae Lobophylliidae is a family of large polyp stony corals. The family was created in 2009 after a revision of the "robust" families of Faviidae, Merulinidae, Mussidae and Pe ...

'' (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1846), Green solitary coral, reported as '' Scolymia australis'', (Rottnest Island, Western Australia, to Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, and Flinders Island, Tasmania. Also Qld and Lord Howe Island.) * ''

Plesiastrea versipora ''Plesiastrea versipora'' is an encrusting coral found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is of interest because of its ability to thrive in both tropical and temperate environments, and to grow massive. Existing massive colonies of ''P. ...

'' (Lamarck, 1816), Green coral, (Around Australia and northern Tasmania. Also widespread in the Indo-West Pacific region.) * '' Turbinaria reniformis'' Bernard, 1896, Kidney-shaped coral, (Tropical Australia south to Recherche Archipelago, Western Australia. Also widespread in the Indo-West Pacific region.)

Order Ceriantharia

(Tube anemones) * '' Pachycerianthus'' sp. Purple-tipped tube anemone (Southwestern Western Australia.) * '' Pachycerianthus delwynae'' Carter, 1995, Banded tube anemone, (Central New South Wales.) * '' Pachycerianthus longistriatus'' Carter, 1995, Striped tube anemone, (Central New South Wales.)

Order Antipatheria

(Black corals) * '' Antipathes'' sp. Lord Howe black coral (Lord Howe Island)

Order Alcyonacea

(Octocorals, soft corals, gorgonians, sea whips)

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Acabaria ''Melithaea'' is a genus of octocorals in the family Melithaeidae. Members of the genus are commonly known as fan corals and are found in the tropical Indo-Pacific region. The type species is '' Melithaea ochracea''. * '' Asperaxis karenae'' Alderslade, 2006, Bramble coral, (Southern Tasmania.) * ''

Capnella ''Capnella'' is a genus of soft corals in the family Nephtheidae. They are also commonly known as Kenya tree corals. Species *''Capnella arbuscula'' Verseveldt, 1977 *''Capnella australiensis'' (Thorpe, 1928) *''Capnella bouilloni'' Verseveldt, ...

'' sp.1 Western soft coral (Mullaloo to Rottnest Island, Western Australia.) * ''

'' sp.2 Granular grey soft coral (Canal Rocks, Western Australia.) * '' Capnella erecta'' Verseveldt, 1977, Erect soft coral, (

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, South Australia, to Gabo Island, Victoria, and around Tasmania.) * '' Capnella gaboensis'' Verseveldt, 1977, Gabo Island soft coral ( Waldegrave Island), South Australia, to Port Stephens, New South Wales, and Erith Island, Tasmania.) * ''

Capnella johnstonei ''Capnella'' is a genus of soft corals in the family Nephtheidae. They are also commonly known as Kenya tree corals. Species *'' Capnella arbuscula'' Verseveldt, 1977 *'' Capnella australiensis'' (Thorpe, 1928) *'' Capnella bouilloni'' Versevel ...

'' Verseveldt, 1977, Johnstone's soft coral, (Portland, Victoria, to Eden, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.) * '' Carijoa'' sp.1 Jetty octocoral (Southern Western Australia to Gulf St Vincents, South Australia, and New South Wales to Queensland.) * '' Carijoa'' sp.2 Smith's octocoral (South Australia to New South Wales and northern Tasmania.) * '' Clavularia'' sp. Delicate soft coral (Tasmania) * ''

Dendronephthya ''Dendronephthya'' is a genus of soft corals in the family Nephtheidae. There are over 250 described species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversi ...

'' sp. Red Lord Howe octocoral (Lord Howe Island.) * '' Erythropodium hicksoni'' (Utinomi, 1972), Encrusting soft coral, (Victoria to central New South Wales and around Tasmania.) * '' Melithaea klunzingeri'' (Kükenthal, 1908), Klunzinger's sea fan, recorded as ''

Mopsella klunzingeri ''Melithaea'' is a genus of octocorals in the family Melithaeidae. Members of the genus are commonly known as fan corals and are found in the tropical Indo-Pacific region. The type species is '' Melithaea ochracea''. * '' Melithaea zimmeri'' (Kükenthal, 1908), Zimmer's sea fan, recorded as '' Mopsella zimmeri'', (Western Australia to New South Wales and northern Tasmania.) * '' Mopsella'' sp. Eastern red sea fan (New South Wales) * '' Primnoella australasiae'' (Gray, 1850), Southern sea whip, (Ceduna, South Australia, to Sydney, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.) * '' Pteronisis incerta'' Alderslade, 1998, Indeterminate gorgonian, (South Australia to Victoria and around Tasmania.) * '' Pteronisis plumacea'' (Briggs, 1915), Plumed gorgonian, (Victoria and Tasmania.) * '' Sphaerokodisis australis'' (Thomson & Mackinnon 1911), Southern sea fan, (Jervis Bay to Cape Byron, New South Wales.) * '' Zignisis phorinema'' Alderslade, 1998, Zigzag sea fan, (Jurien Bay to Rottnest Island, Western Australia)

Order Pennatulacea

(Sea pens) * '' Cavernularia'' sp. Wobbly sea pen (Cockburn Sound, Western Australia.) * ''

Cavernularia obesa ''Cavernularia obesa'' is a species of marine cnidarians in the family Veretillidae. ''Cavernularia obesa'' is widespread throughout the tropical The tropics are the regions of Earth surrounding the Equator. They are defined in latitude by ...

'' Valenciennes in Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850, Fat sea pen, (Central New South Wales.) * '' Sarcoptilus grandis'' Gray, 1848, Great sea pen, (Albany, Western Australia, to Cape Hawke, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.)

Class Scyphozoa

(Jellyfish)

Order Semaeostomeae

(Scallop-margined jellies) Mauve Stinger jellyfish

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Aurelia aurita ''Aurelia aurita'' (also called the common jellyfish, moon jellyfish, moon jelly or saucer jelly) is a species of the genus ''Aurelia''. All species in the genus are very similar, and it is difficult to identify ''Aurelia'' medusae without geneti ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758), Moon jelly, (Western Australia to northern Qld and around Tasmania. Also widespread overseas.) * ''

Chrysaora ''Chrysaora'' () is a genus of jellyfish, commonly called the sea nettles, in the family Pelagiidae. The origin of the genus name ''Chrysaora'' lies in Greek mythology with Chrysaor, brother of Pegasus and son of Poseidon and Medusa. Translated ...

'' sp. Brown-flecked jelly (Gulf St Vincent, South Australia, to Port Phillip Bay, Victoria.) * ''

Cyanea annaskala ''Cyanea annaskala'' is a species of jellyfish that was discovered in 1882 by Robert Lendlmayer von Lendenfeld. Phylogeny ''Cyanea annaskala'' is in the scyphozoan class of the phylum Cnidaria. The scyphozoans are the true jellies. It is with ...

'' von Ledenfeld, 1884, Lion's mane jelly, (Victoria and around Tasmania.) * ''

Pelagia noctiluca ''Pelagia noctiluca'' is a jellyfish in the family Pelagiidae and the only currently recognized species in the genus ''Pelagia''. It is typically known in English as the mauve stinger, but other common names are purple-striped jelly (causing pot ...

'' (Forsskål, 1775), Purple-streaked jelly, (Around Australia, including Tasmania. Also widespread overseas.)

Order Rhizostomeae

(Lobed jellies) * ''

Catostylus mosaicus The jelly blubber (''Catostylus mosaicus''), also known as the blue blubber jellyfish, is a species of jellyfish from coastal regions in the Indo-Pacific. It is the most commonly encountered jellyfish along the Australian eastern coast and large ...

'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824), Mosaic jelly, jelly blubber, (Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, to Torres Strait, Queensland.) * ''

Phyllorhiza punctata ''Phyllorhiza punctata'' is a species of jellyfish, also known as the floating bell, Australian spotted jellyfish, brown jellyfish or the white-spotted jellyfish. It is native to the western Pacific from Australia to Japan, but has been intro ...

'' von Lendenfeld, 1884, White-spotted jelly, (Tropical Australia south to southern Western Australia and to Sydney, New South Wales. Also in the Indo-West Pacific region.) * '' Pseudorhiza haeckeli'' Haacke, 1884, Haeckel's jelly (Northern Territory around Western Australia to Victoria and northern Tasmania.)

Class Cubozoa

Order Cubomedusae

(Box jellies, cubomedusans) * ''

Carybdea rastoni ''Carybdea'' is a genus of venomous box jellyfish within the family Carybdeidae that currently consists of a total of 8 species. This genus of jellyfish are often found in warm waters around the world in waters such as the Mediterranean Sea, the ...

'' Haacke, 1886, Southern jimble, (Southern Western Australia to New South Wales and south to Bicheno, Tasmania. Also widespread in the Indo-West Pacific region.)

Phylum Ctenophora

* '' Beroe cucumis'' Fabricius, 1780; Cardinal's hat; (Western Australia to New South Wales and around Tasmania.) * ''

Bolinopsis ''Bolinopsis'' is a genus of ctenophores belonging to the family Bolinopsidae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. Species: *''Bolinopsis ashleyi'' *''Bolinopsis chuni'' *''Bolinopsis elegans'' *''Bolinopsis indosinensis'' *''Bolinopsi ...

'' sp. Eastern comb jelly; (New South Wales.) * ''

Leucothea In Greek mythology, Leucothea (; grc-gre, Λευκοθέα, Leukothéa, white goddess), sometimes also called Leucothoe ( grc-gre, Λευκοθόη, Leukothóē), was one of the aspects under which an ancient sea goddess was recognized, in this ...

'' sp. Southern comb jelly; (Victoria to central New South Wales and around Tasmania.)

Phylum Platyhelminthes

* '' Callioplana marginata'' Stimpson, 1857; Orange-margined flatworm; (Tropical Australia south to Merimbula, New South Wales. Also in the Indo-West Pacific region.) * '' Notoplana australis'' (Schmarda, 1859); Southern flatworm; (South Australia to Sydney, New South Wales, and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand.) * '' Pseudoceros lividus'' Prudhoe, 1981; Blue flatworm; (Gulf St Vincent and northern Kangaroo Island, South Australia.) * ''

Thysanozoon ''Thysanozoon'' is a genus of polyclad flatworms belonging to the family Pseudocerotidae. Species *''Thysanozoon alagoensis'' *''Thysanozoon aucklandicum'' *''Thysanozoon australe'' *''Thysanozoon brocchii'' *''Thysanozoon californicum'' ...

'' sp. Warty flatworm; (Central South Australia.)

Phylum Nemertea

Phylum Nematoda

Phylum Annelida

Class Oligochaeta

* ''

Olavius albidus ''Olavius'' is a genus of oligochaete worms, first described by Christer Erséus in 1984. Members of the genus are found in the waters of Queensland and Western Australia, off the coasts of Fiji and the Solomon Islands at depths of 200 m. Sub ...

'' (Jamieson, 1977), Jamieson's worm, (Rottnest Island, Western Australia, to Capricorn Group, Queensland.)

Class Hirudinea

* '' Branchellion'' sp. Stingray leech; (New South Wales.)

Class Polychaeta

Family

Polynoidae Polynoidae is a family of marine Polychaete worms known as "scale worms" due to the scale-like elytra on the dorsal surface. Almost 900 species are currently recognised belonging to 9 subfamilies and 167 genera. They are active hunters, but gene ...

– Scale worms Family

Eunicidae Eunicidae is a family of marine polychaetes (bristle worms). The family comprises marine annelids distributed in diverse benthic habitats across Oceania, Europe, South America, North America, Asia and Africa. The Eunicid anatomy typically consi ...

* '' Eunice laticeps'' Ehlers, 1868; Iridescent biting worm; (South Australia to central New South Wales and around Tasmania.) * '' Lepidonotus melanogrammus'' Haswell, 1883; Dark-marked scale worm; (Western Australia to New South Wales and around Tasmania.) Family

Nereidae Nereididae (formerly spelled Nereidae) are a family of polychaete worms. It contains about 500 – mostly marine – species grouped into 42 genera. They may be commonly called ragworms or clam worms. Characteristics The prostomium of ...

– Ragworms * '' Perinereis'' sp. Western ragworm; (South Australia.) Family

Onuphidae The Onuphidae are a family of polychaete worms. Characteristics Most onuphids have tubes. Some live semisubmerged in the substrate, but others carry their tubes around, and they can all rebuild their tubes if necessary. The tubes, thin and parch ...

* ''

Diopatra dentata ''Diopatra'' is a genus of polychaete worms in the family Onuphidae. Description Members of this genus live in thick, parchment-like tubes that project from the sediment on the seabed. The tubes are covered on the outside by fragments of shell, ...

'' Kinberg, 1865; Sydney parchment worm; (New South Wales.) Family

Opheliidae Opheliidae is a family of small, annelid worms. Some of the genera, like Armandia, Ophelina and Polyophthalmus, have lost their circular muscles. The family consist of the following genera: *'' Ammotrypanella'' *'' Antiobactrum'' *'' Armandia'' * ...

* '' Armandia intermedia'' Fauvel, 1902; Fauvel's worm; (Western Australia to southern Queensland and around Tasmania.) Family

Syllidae Syllidae is a family of small to medium-sized polychaete worms. Syllids are distinguished from other polychaetes by the presence of a muscular region of the anterior digestive tract known as the ''proventricle''. Syllid worms range in size from ...

– Frilled worms * '' Typosyllis'' sp. Zebra syllid? (Central New South Wales) Family

Terebellidae The Terebellidae is a marine family of polychaete worms, of which the type taxon is ''Terebella'', described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1767 12th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. Characteristics Most terebellids live in burrows or crevices and ar ...

* ''

Eupolymnia koorangia ''Eupolymnia'' is a genus of annelids belonging to the family Terebellidae The Terebellidae is a marine family of polychaete worms, of which the type taxon is '' Terebella'', described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1767 12th edition of ''Systema Na ...

''Hutchings & Glasby, 1988; Orange tangle worm; (Around the Australian mainland and Tasmania.) Family Pectenariidae * ''

Pectinaria antipoda ''Pectinaria'' may refer to: * ''Pectinaria'' (plant), a genus of asclepiads (Apocynaceae) * ''Pectinaria'' (annelid), a genus of fanworms *''Pectinaria'' Cordem., a synonym for the orchid genus ''Angraecum The genus ''Angraecum'', abbreviate ...

'' Schmarda, 1861; Tusk worm; (Broome, Western Australia, to Heron Island, Queensland, and around Tasmania.) Family

Sabellariidae Sabellariidae is a family of marine polychaete worms in the suborder Sabellida. The worms live in tubes made of sand and are filter feeders and detritivores. Characteristics Members of this family live in tubes made of sand and shell fragments c ...

* '' Idanthyrsus pennatus'' Peters, 1855; Eastern reefworm, coral worm; (Victoria to southern Queensland.) Family

Sabellidae Sabellidae, or feather duster worms, are a family of marine polychaete tube worms characterized by protruding feathery branchiae. Sabellids build tubes out of a tough, parchment-like exudate, strengthened with sand and bits of shell. Unlike the ...

* ?''

Myxicola infundibulum ''Myxicola infundibulum'' is a species of polychaete worm from the family Sabellidae. The body consists of a head, a cylindrical, segmented body and a tail piece. The head consists of a Prostomium (part of the mouth) and a peristomium (area aroun ...

'' (Montagu, 1808); Purple sausage worm; (Fremantle, Western Australia, to Jervis Bay, New South Wales, and northern and eastern Tasmania.) * ''

Sabellastarte australiensis ''Sabellastarte'' is a genus of marine polychaete worms in the family Sabellidae. Species The following species are classified in this genus: *''Sabellastarte assimilis'' (McIntosh, 1885) *'' Sabellastarte fallax'' (Quatrefages, 1866) *'' Sabel ...

'' (Haswell, 1884); Southern fanworm; (Western Australia to New South Wales and around Tasmania.) *'' Sabella spallanzani'' (Gmelin, 1791); Giant fanworm; (Cockburn Sound, Western Australia, to Port Phillip Bay, Victoria. Also Europe.) Family

Serpulidae The Serpulidae are a family (biology), family of Sessility (zoology), sessile, tube worm (body plan), tube-building annelid worms in the class Polychaeta. The members of this family differ from other Sabellidae, sabellid tube worms in that they h ...

* '' Protula'' sp. Red tubeworm; (Southern Western Australia to South Australia.) * '' Filograna implexa'' Berkeley, 1835; Tangled tubeworm; (Western Australia to New South Wales and around Tasmania. Also widespread overseas.) * '' Galeolaria caespitosa'' Lamarck, 1818; Sydney coral worm; (Perth, Western Australia, to Hervey Bay, Queensland, and around Tasmania.) * ''

Serpula ''Serpula'' (also known as calcareous tubeworm, serpulid tubeworm, fanworm, or plume worm) is a genus of sessile, marine annelid tube worms that belongs to the family Serpulidae. Serpulid worms are very similar to tube worms of the closely re ...

'' sp. Orange tubeworm (South Australia to New South Wales.) Family Spirorbidae

Phylum Echiuroidea

* '' Metabonellia haswelli'' (Johnston & Tiegs, 1920); Haswell's proboscis worm; (Fremantle, Western Australia, to Sydney, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.)

Phylum Sipuncula

* '' Phascolosoma annulatum'' (Hutton, 1879); Ringed peanut worm; (Ceduna, South Australia, to Kilcunda, Victoria, and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand.) * '' Phascolosoma noduliferum'' Stimpson, 1855; Nodular peanut worm (Hopetoun, Western Australia, to Port Stephens (New South Wales), and around Tasmania.)

Phylum Arthropoda

Subphylum Chelicerata

Class Pycnogonida

(Sea spiders, pycnogonids) * '' Anoplodactylus evansi'' Clark, 1963; Evan's sea spider; (South Australia to central New South Wales.) * '' Meridionale ambigua'' (Stock, 1956); Yellow sea spider; recorded as ''Pseudopallene ambigua''; (Investigator Group, South Australia, to Sydney, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.) * '' Nymphon aequidigitatum'' Haswell, 1884; Apricot sea spider; (Gulf St Vincent, South Australia, to Byron Bay, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.) * '' Pallenopsis gippslandiae'' Stock, 1954; Gippsland sea spider; (Eastern Victoria to Double Island, Queensland, and eastern and southern Tasmania.) * ''

Stylopallene longicauda ''Stylopallene'' is a genus of sea spider Sea spiders are marine arthropods of the order Pantopoda ( ‘all feet’), belonging to the class Pycnogonida, hence they are also called pycnogonids (; named after ''Pycnogonum'', the type genus; wi ...

'' Stock 1973; Striped sea spider; (Western Port, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)

Subphylum Crustacea

Class Cirripedia

(Barnacles)

* '' Amphibalanus amphitrite'' (Darwin, 1854), Striped barnacle, (Around Australia. Also widespread overseas.) * '' Amphibalanus variegatus'' (Darwin, 1854), Variable barnacle, (Carnarvon, Western Australia, to northern New South Wales. Also New Zealand.) * ''

Austrobalanus imperator ''Austrobalanus imperator'' is a species of symmetrical sessile barnacle in the family Austrobalanidae. Subspecies These subspecies belong to the species ''Austrobalanus imperator'': * ''Austrobalanus imperator aotea'' Buckeridge, 1983 * ''Austr ...

'' (Darwin, 1854), Imperial barnacle, (New South Wales to Queensland.) * ''

Austromegabalanus nigrescens ''Austromegabalanus'' is a genus of giant barnacles. It contains both extant and extinct species. Species *''Austromegabalanus carrioli'' Collareta ''et al.'', 2019 *''Austromegabalanus cylindricus'' (Gmelin, 1780)Branch, G.M., Branch, M.L, Grif ...

'' (Lamarck, 1818), Giant surf barnacle, (Cape Leeuwin, Western Australia, to northern New South Wales and eastern Tasmania.) * ''

Austrominius covertus ''Austrominius'' is a genus of barnacles belonging to the family Elminiidae. The species of this genus are found in Europe and Australia. Species: *''Austrominius adelaidae ''Austrominius'' is a genus of barnacles belonging to the family El ...

'' (Foster, 1981), Estuary barnacle, (Bunbury, Western Australia, to Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.) * ''

Austrominius flindersi ''Austrominius'' is a genus of barnacles belonging to the family Elminiidae. The species of this genus are found in Europe and Australia. Species: *''Austrominius adelaidae'' *''Austrominius covertus'' *''Austrominius erubescens ''Austrom ...

'' (Bayliss, 1994), Flinders’ barnacle, (Ceduna to Gulf St Vincent, South Australia.) * ''

Austrominius modestus ''Austrominius modestus'' ( syn. ''Elminius modestus'') is a species of barnacle in the family Elminiidae, native to Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand, but now spread to Britain and the north west coasts of Europe. It reaches a maximum size of ...

'' (Darwin, 1854), Darwin's barnacle, (Southern Western Australia to New South Wales and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand and Europe.) * '' Balanus trigonus'' Darwin, 1854, Triangle barnacle, (Tropical Australia south to Rockingham, Western Australia, and to Victoria. Also widespread overseas.) * '' Catomerus polymerus'' (Darwin, 1854), Surf barnacle, (Great Australian Bight, Western Australia, to Tweed Heads, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.) * '' Chamaesipho tasmanica'' Foster & Anderson, 1986, Honeycomb barnacle, (Point Sinclair, South Australia, to Byron Bay, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.) * '' Chthamalus antennatus'' Darwin, 1854, Eastern shore barnacle, (Discovery Bay, Victoria, to northern New South Wales and around Tasmania.) * '' Epopella simplex'' (Darwin, 1854), Volcano barnacle, (Green Head, Western Australia, to central New South Wales and around Tasmania.) * '' Hexaminius popeiana'' Foster, 1982, Six-plated mangrove barnacle, (Central New South Wales.) * ''

Ibla quadrivalvis ''Ibla quadrivalvis'' is a species of barnacle in the Iblidae family. The common name for this species is hairy stalked barnacle. The species was studied by Charles Darwin. He first described that this specie is androdioecious Androdioecy is a ...

'' (Cuvier, 1817), Shore stalk barnacle, (Albany, Western Australia, to central New South Wales and around Tasmania.) * ''

Lepas (Anatifa) australis ''Lepas'' is a genus of goose barnacles in the family (biology), family Lepadidae. Species Species in the genus include: * ''Lepas anatifera'' Carl Linnaeus, Linnaeus, 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 1758 * ''Lepas anserifera'' Carl Linnaeus, L ...

'' Darwin, 1851, Southern goose barnacle, (Cottesloe, Western Australia, to New South Wales and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand and widespread in subantarctic seas.) * ''

Lepas (Anatifa) pectinata ''Lepas'' is a genus of goose barnacles in the family Lepadidae. Species Species in the genus include: * '' Lepas anatifera'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Lepas anserifera'' Linnaeus, 1767 * '' Lepas australis'' Darwin, 1851 * ''Lepas hilli ''Lepas'' ...

'' Spengler, 1793, Small goose barnacle, (Tropical Australia south to Cape Le Grande, Western Australia, and to central New South Wales. Also widespread overseas.) * '' Smilium peronii'' Gray, 1825, Peron's stalk barnacle, (Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia, to southern Queensland. Also Indonesia.) * '' Tesseropora rosea'' (Krauss, 1848), Rosy barnacle, (Fremantle, Western Australia, and Inverloch, Victoria, to southern Queensland. Also Kermadec Island, New Caledonia and South Africa.) * '' Tetraclitella purpurascens'' (Wood, 1815), Purple barnacle, (Kalbarri, Western Australia, to Moreton Bay, Queensland, and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand.)

Class Malacostraca

=Order Stomatopoda

= * '' Belosquilla laevis'' (Hess, 1865), Southern mantis shrimp, (Shark Bay, Western Australia, to Mackay, Queensland.) * '' Hadrosquilla edgari'' Ahyong, 2001, Edgar's mantis shrimp, (Central Victoria and around Tasmania.)

=Order Mysidacea

= * '' Mysidetes halope'' O’Brien, 1986, Cave opossum shrimp, (Southern and eastern Tasmania) * '' Paramesopodopsis rufa'' Fenton, 1985, Rufus opossum shrimp, (Victoria and around Tasmania)

=Order Isopoda

= * '' Euidotea bakeri'' (Collinge 1917), Baker's sea centipede, (Onslow, Western Australia, to Montague Island, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.) * '' Ligia australiensis'' Dana, 1853, Australian shore slater, (Southern Western Australia to New South Wales and around Tasmania.) * '' Paridotea ungulata'' (Pallas, 1772), Sharp-tailed sea centipede, (Spencer Gulf, South Australia, to Nadgee Reserve, New South Wales, and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand, South Africa and South America.) * ''

Sphaeromatidae Sphaeromatidae (marine pillbug family) is a family of isopods, often encountered on rocky shores and in shelf waters in temperate zones. The family includes almost 100 genera and 619 known marine species (and about 65 in fresh water). Within the ...

'' sp. Rhinoceros isopod (Southern Tasmania.) * '' Zuzara venosa'' (Stebbing, 1876), Digitate isopod, (South Australia to Victoria and around Tasmania.)

=Order Amphipoda

= * ''

Amaryllis philatelica ''Amaryllis'' () is the only genus in the subtribe Amaryllidinae (tribe Amaryllideae). It is a small genus of flowering bulbs, with two species. The better known of the two, ''Amaryllis belladonna'', is a native of the Western Cape region of ...

'' Lowry and Stoddart, 2002; White-lined amphipod; (Foul Bay, Western Australia, to Solitary Islands, New South Wales, and south to Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania.) * ''

Caprella acanthogaster ''Caprella acanthogaster'' is a species of skeleton shrimp in the genus ''Caprella''. It is native to northeast Asia. It closely resembles ''Caprella mutica'' but can be distinguished by its smooth first and second pereonites, as well as its line ...

'' Mayer, 1990; Spine-bellied caprella; (Southeastern Tasmania. Also widespread overseas.) * '' Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) serratus'' (Bate, 1862); Serrated amphipod; (Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, to Sydney, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.) * ''

Ceradocus sellickensis ''Ceradocus sellickensis'' is a species of amphipod in the subgenus, ''Denticeradocus'', and the family, Maeridae, and was first described in 1939 by Keith Sheard. The holotype (now lost) was collected at Sellicks Beach, in Gulf St Vincent. Th ...

'' Sheard, 1939 * '' Ochlesis eridundi'' Barnard, 1972; Orange kelphopper; (Eastern Western Australia to central South Australia.) * '' Talorchestia'' sp. Kelp amphipod (Victoria and around Tasmania.) * '' Tethygeneia'' sp. Seaweed amphipod (Southeastern Tasmania.)

=Order Euphausiacea

= * ''

Nyctiphanes australis ''Nyctiphanes'' is a genus of krill, comprising four species with an anti-tropical distribution. Based on molecular phylogenetic analyses of the cytochrome oxidase gene and 16S ribosomal DNA, ''Nyctiphanes'' is believed to have evolved during ...

'' Sars, 1883; Southern krill; (Great Australian Bight, South Australia, to northern New South Wales and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand.)

=Order Decapoda

= Family

Penaeidae Penaeidae is a family of marine crustaceans in the suborder Dendrobranchiata, which are often referred to as penaeid shrimp or penaeid prawns. The Penaeidae contain many species of economic importance, such as the tiger prawn, whiteleg shrimp, ...

– Prawns, shrimps * ''

Metapenaeus dalli ''Metapenaeus'' is a genus of prawns, containing the following species: *'' Metapenaeus affinis'' (H. Milne-Edwards, 1837) *'' Metapenaeus alcocki'' M. J. George & Rao, 1968 *'' Metapenaeus anchistus'' (de Man, 1920) *'' Metapenaeus arabicus'' ...

'' Racek, 1957; Western school prawn; (Darwin, NT, to Mandurah, Western Australia. Also Indonesia, Philippines.) * '' Metapenaeus macleayi'' Haswell, 1870; Eastern school prawn; (Western Port, Victoria, to Tin Can Bay, Queensland.) * '' Penaeus latisulcatus'' Kishinouye, 1896; Western king prawn; (Tropical Australia south to Gulf St Vincent, South Australia, and to Ballina, New South Wales. Also widespread in the Indo-West Pacific region.) * '' Penaeus plebejus'' Hess, 1865; Eastern king prawn; (Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, to North Reef, Queensland, and south to Georges Bay, Tasmania.) Family

Palaemonidae Palaemonidae is a family of shrimp in the order Decapoda. Many species are carnivores that eat small invertebrates, and can be found in any aquatic habitat except the deep sea. One significant genus is ''Macrobrachium'', which contains commerc ...

– Palaemonid shrimps * ''

Palaemon dolospinus ''Palaemon dolospinus'' is a species of shrimp of the family Palaemonidae Palaemonidae is a family of shrimp in the order Decapoda. Many species are carnivores that eat small invertebrates, and can be found in any aquatic habitat except the de ...

'' Walker & Poore, 2003; Estuary shrimp; (Gulf St Vincent, South Australia, to eastern Victoria and around Tasmania.) * ''

Palaemon intermedius ''Palaemon intermedius'' is a species of shrimp of the family (biology), family Palaemonidae. It is endemic to temperate waters around southeastern Australia. The shrimp is translucent, with red spots and narrow stripes. References

Crusta ...

'' (Stimpson, 1860); Red-spotted shrimp; (Perth, Western Australia, to Port Molle, Queensland, and around Tasmania) * '' Palaemon serenus'' Heller, 1862; Rockpool shrimp; (South Australia to New South Wales and around Tasmania.) Family

Rhynchocinetidae The family Rhynchocinetidae are a group of small, reclusive red-and-white shrimp. This family typically has an upward-hinged foldable rostrum, hence its taxon name ''Rhynchocinetidae'', which means ''movable beak''; this gives these shrimps their ...

– Hinge-back shrimps

* '' Rhynchocinetes australis'' Southern hinge-back shrimp (Hale, 1941) (Esperance, Western Australia, to central Victoria and northern Tasmania.) * ''

Rhynchocinetes kuiteri ''Rhynchocinetes'' is a genus of shrimp, containing the following 14 species: *'' Rhynchocinetes albatrossae'' Chace, 1997 *'' Rhynchocinetes australis'' Hale, 1941 *'' Rhynchocinetes balssi'' Gordon, 1936 *'' Rhynchocinetes brucei'' Okuno, 199 ...

'' Kuiter's hinge-back shrimp (Tiefenbacher 1983) (Portsea, Victoria.) * ''

Rhynchocinetes serratus ''Rhynchocinetes'' is a genus of shrimp, containing the following 14 species: *'' Rhynchocinetes albatrossae'' Chace, 1997 *'' Rhynchocinetes australis'' Hale, 1941 *'' Rhynchocinetes balssi'' Gordon, 1936 *'' Rhynchocinetes brucei'' Okuno, 199 ...

'' Serrated hinge-back shrimp (Milne Edwards, 1837) (Southwestern Western Australia, and New South Wales.) Family

Hippolytidae Hippolytidae is a family of cleaner shrimp, also known as broken-back shrimp or anemone shrimp. The term "broken-back shrimp" also applies to the genus ''Hippolyte'' in particular and "cleaner shrimp" is sometimes applied exclusively to ''Lysmata ...

– Hippolytid shrimps * '' Alope orientalis'' Oriental reef shrimp (de Maan, 1890) (St Francis Island, South Australia, to New South Wales. Also widespread in the Indo-West Pacific region.) * '' Hippolyte australiensis'' Australian seaweed shrimp (Stimpson 1860) (Perth, Western Australia, to southern New South Wales and around Tasmania.) * '' Nauticaris marionis'' Marion Island shrimp (Bate, 1888) (Southern Western Australia to Victoria and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand and subantarctic islands.) * '' Tozeuma elongatum'' Kimber's shrimp (Baker, 1904) (South Australia and Victoria.) Family

Alpheidae Alpheidae is a family of caridean snapping shrimp, characterized by having asymmetrical claws, the larger of which is typically capable of producing a loud snapping sound. Other common names for animals in the group are pistol shrimp or alpheid s ...

– Snapping shrimps, pistol shrimps * '' Alpheus astrinx'' Orange striped pistol shrimp (Banner & Banner, 1982) (Perth, Western Australia, to Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, and around Tasmania.) * ''

Alpheus novaezealandiae ''Alpheus novaezealandiae'' is a species of shrimp in the family Alpheidae, found in Australasia. ''A. novaezelandiae'' is found around the coasts of New Zealand, Lord Howe Island Lord Howe Island (; formerly Lord Howe's Island) is an i ...

'' New Zealand pistol shrimp (Miers, 1876) (Around mainland Australia and Tasmania. Also Lord Howe Island and New Zealand.) * '' Alpheus richardsoni'' Richardson's pistol shrimp (Yaldwyn, 1971) (Western Australia to Moreton Bay, Queensland, and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand.) * ''

Alpheus villosus Alpheos or Alpheus may refer to: * Alpheus (mythology), a river god in Greek mythology * Alpheus, West Virginia, a community in the US * Alfeios River, the Greek river which the mythological god refers to * Alphaeus, a father of two of the Twelve A ...

'' Orange hairy pistol shrimp (Miers, 1876) (Perth, Western Australia, to Eden, New South Wales, and northern Australia. Also South Africa, Philippines and Mauritius.) Family

Pandalidae The family Pandalidae is a taxon of caridean shrimp. These species are commonly called pandalid shrimp. They are edible and have high economic value. They are characterised by the subdivided carpus of the second pereiopod and, mainly, by the la ...

– Pandalid shrimps * '' Chlorotocella spinicaudus'' Slender shrimp (Milne Edwards, 1837) (Albany, Western Australia, to Victoria and around Tasmania.) Family

Crangonidae Crangonidae is a family of shrimp, of the superfamily Crangonoidea, including the commercially important species ''Crangon crangon''. Its type genus is ''Crangon''. Twenty-four genera are included in the family: *'' Aegaeon'' Agassiz, 1846 *'' ...

– Crangonid shrimps *'' Philoceras victoriensis'' (Fulton and Grant, 1902) (Southern Western Australia to Victoria and around Tasmania) Family Stenopodidae – Cleaner shrimps * '' Stenopus hispidis'' Banded cleaner shrimp (Olivier, 1811) (Tropical Australia south to Rottnest Island, Western Australia, and to southern New South Wales. Also widespread in the Indo-West Pacific region.) Family

Callianassidae Callianassidae is a family of ghost shrimp of the order Decapoda. Subfamilies and genera ''Callianassidae'' is divided into 41 genera: * '' Aqaballianassa'' Poore, Dworschak, Robles, Mantelatto & Felder, 2019 * '' Arenallianassa'' Poore, Dwors ...

– Ghost shrimps, marine yabbies * ''

Biffarius ceramicus ''Biffarius'' is a genus of ghost shrimp in the family Callianassidae, containing species formerly included in the genus ''Callianassa ''Callianassa'' is a genus of mud shrimps, in the family Callianassidae. Three of the species in this g ...

'' Ceramic ghost shrimp (Milne Edwards, 1837) (Mandurah, Western Australia, to Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, and around Tasmania.) * ''

Trypaea australiensis The Australian ghost shrimp, marine yabby, or ghost nipper (''Trypaea australiensis'') is a species of ghost shrimp in the family Callianassidae, found in Australia and the Indo-West Pacific The Indo-Pacific is a vast biogeographic regio ...

'' Bass yabby, ghost nipper (Dana, 1852) (Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, to Low Isles, Queensland.) Family

Laomediidae Laomediidae is a family of crustaceans belonging to the infraorder Gebiidea Gebiidea is an infraorder of decapod crustaceans. Gebiidea and Axiidea are divergent infraoders of the former infraorder Thalassinidea. These infraorders have conver ...

– Mangrove yabbies * '' Laomedia healyi'' Healy's mangrove yabby (Yaldwyn & Wear, 1970) (Western Port, Victoria, to northern Queensland.) Family

Upogebiidae Upogebiidae is a family of mud shrimp crustaceans belonging to the infraorder Gebiidea Gebiidea is an infraorder of decapod crustaceans. Gebiidea and Axiidea are divergent infraoders of the former infraorder Thalassinidea. These infraorder ...

– Mud shrimps, upogebid shrimps * '' Acutigebia simsoni'' Simson's mud shrimp (Thomson, 1893) (Southern, eastern and northern Australia and Tasmania.) Family

Palinuridae Spiny lobsters, also known as langustas, langouste, or rock lobsters, are a family (Palinuridae) of about 60 species of achelate crustaceans, in the Decapoda Reptantia. Spiny lobsters are also, especially in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Sou ...

– Rock lobsters, spiny lobsters, crayfish, langouste Eastern rock lobster

* ''

Jasus edwardsii ''Jasus edwardsii'', the southern rock lobster, red rock lobster, or spiny rock lobster, is a species of spiny lobster found throughout coastal waters of southern Australia and New Zealand including the Chatham Islands. It is commonly called '' ...

'' Southern rock lobster, crayfish (Hutton, 1875) (Dongara, Western Australia, to Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand.) * ''

Jasus verreauxi ''Sagmariasus verreauxi'' is a species of spiny lobster that lives around northern New Zealand, the Kermadec Islands the Chatham Islands and Australia from Queensland to Tasmania. It is probably the longest Decapoda, decapod crustacean in the wor ...

'' Eastern rock lobster (Milne Edwards, 1834) (Port MacDonnell, South Australia, to Tweed Heads, New South Wales, and northeastern Tasmania. Also New Zealand.) * ''

Panulirus cygnus ''Panulirus cygnus'' is a species of spiny lobster (family Palinuridae), found off the west coast of Australia. ''Panulirus cygnus'' is the basis of Australia's most valuable fishery, making up 20% of value of Australia's total fishing indus ...

'' Western rock lobster (George, 1962) (North West Cape to Cape Leeuwin, Western Australia.) Family Scyllaridae – Shovel-nosed lobsters, slipper lobsters * '' Arctides antipodarum'' Rough Spanish lobster (Holthuis, 1960) (Central New South Wales. Also New Zealand.) * '' Crenarctus crenatus'' Crevice slipper lobster (Whitelegge, 1900) (Rottnest Island, Western Australia, to Queensland and around Tasmania.) * ''

Ibacus peronii ''Ibacus peronii'', the Balmain bug or butterfly fan lobster, is a species of slipper lobster. It lives in shallow waters around Australia and is the subject of small-scale fishery. It is a flattened, reddish brown animal, up to long and wid ...

'' Balmain bug (Leach, 1815) (Geraldton, Western Australia, to Newcastle, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.) Family

Diogenidae The Diogenidae are a family of hermit crabs, sometimes known as "left-handed hermit crabs" because in contrast to most other hermit crabs, its left chela (claw) is enlarged instead of the right. It comprises 429 extant species, and a further 46 e ...

– Diogenid hermit crabs * ''

Paguristes brevirostris ''Paguristes'' is a genus of hermit crab in the family Diogenidae The Diogenidae are a family of hermit crabs, sometimes known as "left-handed hermit crabs" because in contrast to most other hermit crabs, its left chela (claw) is enlarged inst ...

'' Orange-eyed hermit crab (Baker, 1905) (Port Lincoln to Adelaide, South Australia and western Tasmania.) * ''

Paguristes frontalis ''Paguristes frontalis'' is a hermit crab, in the family Diogenidae. ''P. frontalis'' is left-handed. Its left hand is either larger or equal in size with the right. ''Paguristes frontalis'' lives in the waters of South Australia to Western Aus ...

'' Southern hermit crab (Milne Edwards, 1836) (Cape Naturaliste, Western Australia, to Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, and Furneaux Group, Tasmania) * '' Paguristes purpureantennatus'' Purple-antenna hermit crab (Morgan, 1987) (Geraldton to Albany, Western Australia.) * '' Cancellus typus'' Miner hermit crab (Milne Edwards, 1836) (Cervantes, Western Australia, to Sydney, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.) * '' Strigopagurus strigimanus'' Rasping hermit crab (White, 1847) (Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, to Newcastle, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.) Family

Paguridae The Paguridae are a family of hermit crabs of the order Decapoda. This family contains 542 species in over 70 genera:. The king crabs, Lithodoidea, are now widely undestood to be derived from deep within the Paguridae, with some authors placing t ...

– Pagurid hermit crabs * '' Lophopagurus nanus'' Henderson's hermit crab (Henderson, 1888) (Victoria to southern Queensland and around Tasmania.) * '' Pagurixus handrecki'' Handreck's hermit crab (Gunn & Morgan, 1992) (Rottnest Island, Western Australia, to Lakes Entrance, Victoria, and around Tasmania.) * '' Pagurus sinuatus'' Hairy pink hermit crab (Stimpson, 1858) (Shark Bay, Western Australia, to Sydney, New South Wales.) Family

Porcellanidae Porcelain crabs are decapod crustaceans in the widespread family Porcellanidae, which superficially resemble true crabs. They have flattened bodies as an adaptation for living in rock crevices. They are delicate, readily losing limbs when attac ...

– Porcelain crabs * '' Petrocheles australiensis'' Spiny porcelain crab (Miers, 1876) (Great Australian Bight, Western Australia, to Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, and northern Tasmania.) * '' Petrolistes elongatus'' New Zealand porcelain crab (Milne Edwards, 1840) (Eastern Tasmania. Also New Zealand.) Family Lomisidae – Hairy stone crabs * ''

Lomis hirta The hairy stone crab (''Lomis hirta'') is a crab-like crustacean that lives in the littoral zone of southern Australia from Bunbury, Western Australia, to the Bass Strait. It is the only species in its family (biology), family. It is wide, slow- ...

'' Hairy stone crab (Lamarck, 1810) (Shark Bay, Western Australia, to Mallacoota, Victoria, and around Tasmania.) Family

Galatheidae The Galatheidae are a family of squat lobsters. Genera There are 11 living genera and 7 extinct genera in the family Galatheidae: *† ''Acanthogalathea'' Müller & Collins, 1991 – Upper Eocene * ''Alainius'' Baba, 1991 * ''Allogalathea'' Ba ...

– Squat lobsters, craylets, Lobster krill * ''

Galathea australiensis ''Galathea'' is one of the largest genera of squat lobsters, containing 70 currently recognised species (17 in the Atlantic Ocean, 22 in the Indian Ocean and 43 in the Pacific Ocean). Most species of ''Galathea'' live in shallow waters. Species ...

'' Australian craylet (Stimpson, 1858) (Shark Bay, Western Australia, to Port Stephens (New South Wales), and around Tasmania.) * ''

Munida gregaria ''Munida gregaria,'' commonly known as the gregarious squat lobster, is a species of squat lobster found along the eastern seaboard of the South Island of New Zealand, around the southern coast of Tasmania and in a few locations around the sou ...

'' Schooling craylet (Fabricius, 1793) (Eastern Victoria to southern New South Wales and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand and southern South America.) Family

Dromiidae Dromiidae is a family of crabs, often referred to as sponge crabs. They are small or medium-sized crabs which get their name from the ability to shape a living sponge into a portable shelter for themselves.Encarta Reference Library Premium 2005 D ...

– Sponge crabs * '' Austrodromidia octodentata'' Bristled sponge crab (Haswell, 1882) (Great Australian Bight, Western Australia, to southern New South Wales.) * '' Dromia wilsoni'' Wilson's sponge crab (Fulton & Grant, 1902) (Southern Western Australia to Port Stephens (New South Wales), and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand, Japan and South Africa.) Family

Cancridae Cancridae is a family of crabs. It comprises six extant genera, and ten exclusively fossil genera, in two subfamilies: Extant Genera Cancrinae Latreille, 1802 *'' Anatolikos'' Schweitzer & Feldmann, 2000 * ''Cancer'' Linnaeus, 1758 *''Glebocarci ...

– Edible crabs * ''

Metacarcinus novaezelandiae ''Metacarcinus'' is a genus of crabs formerly included in the genus ''Cancer''. It includes nine exclusively fossil species and five extant species, of which four are also known from the fossil record. A molecular study using the cytochrome ox ...

'' Piecrust crab (Jacquinot, 1853) (Central Victoria and eastern and southern Tasmania. Also New Zealand.) Family Leucosiidae – Pebble crabs * '' Bellidilia laevis'' Smooth pebble crab (Bell, 1855) (Albany, Western Australia, to Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, and around Tasmania.) * '' Bellidilia undecimspinosa'' Large pebble crab (Kinahan, 1856) (Murray River mouth, South Australia, to Newcastle, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.) * '' Ebalia intermedia'' Smooth nut crab (Miers, 1886) (Cottesloe, Western Australia, to southern New South Wales and around Tasmania.) * '' Leucosia pubescens'' Granulated pebble crab (Miers, 1877) (Tropical Western Australia south to Perth. Also widespread in the Indian Ocean.) Family

Majidae Majidae is a family of crabs, comprising around 200 marine species inside 52 genera, with a carapace that is longer than it is broad, and which forms a point at the front. The legs can be very long in some species, leading to the name "spider c ...

– Spider crabs * ''

Naxia aurita ''Naxia'' is a genus of crabs in the family Majidae Majidae is a family of crabs, comprising around 200 marine species inside 52 genera, with a carapace that is longer than it is broad, and which forms a point at the front. The legs can be v ...

'' Smooth seaweed crab (Latreille, 1825) (Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia, to Western Port, Victoria, and around Tasmania.) * '' Notomithrax ursus'' Hairy seaweed crab (Herbst, 1788) (Discovery Bay, Victoria, to New South Wales and around Tasmania.) * ''

Leptomithrax gaimardii ''Leptomithrax gaimardii'' (common name - Great spider-crab) is a species of crab in the Majidae family, first described by Henri Milne-Edwards in 1834 as ''Paramithrax gaimardii,'' from a specimen (erroneously said to be) found in New Zealand w ...

'' Giant spider crab (Milne Edwards, 1834) (Albany, Western Australia, to Sydney, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.) * ''

Schizophrys aspera ''Schizophrys'' is a genus of crabs in the family Majidae, containing the following species: * '' Schizophrys aspera'' (H. Milne Edwards, 1834) * ''Schizophrys dahlak'' (Griffin & Tranter, 1986) * ''Schizophrys dama'' (Herbst, 1804) * ''Schizop ...

'' Red sea toad (Milne Edwards, 1834) (Tropical Australia and South Australia gulfs. Also widespread in the Indo-West Pacific region.) * ''

Hyastenus elatus ''Hyastenus elatus'' is a species of crab in the family Epialtidae. It is one of several decorator crabs, habitually covering itself in aposematic sponges which may also serve as camouflage Camouflage is the use of any combination of m ...

'' Rhinoceros crab (Griffin & Tranter, 1986) (Tropical Australia south to Fremantle, Western Australia, and to Botany Bay, New South Wales. Also Indonesia.) Family

Hymenosomatidae Hymenosomatidae is a family of crabs with some 110 described species in nearly 20 genera. The following genera are placed in the Hymenosomatidae: *'' Amarinus'' *'' Apechocinus'' *'' Cancrocaeca'' *'' Crustaenia'' *'' Elamena'' *'' Elamenopsis ...

* '' Halicarcinus ovatus'' Three-pronged spider crab (Stimpson, 1858) (Geraldton, Western Australia, to Port Stephens (New South Wales), and around Tasmania.) Family

Portunidae Portunidae is a family of crabs which contains the swimming crabs. Description Portunid crabs are characterised by the flattening of the fifth pair of legs into broad paddles, which are used for swimming. This ability, together with their strong ...

– Swimming crabs * ''

Carcinus maenas ''Carcinus maenas'' is a common littoral crab. It is known by different names around the world. In the British Isles, it is generally referred to as the shore crab, or green shore crab. In North America and South Africa, it bears the name eur ...

'' Common shore crab, green crab (Linnaeus, 1758) (Swan River, Western Australia, The Coorong, South Australia, Anglesea, Victoria, to Eden, New South Wales, and eastern Tasmania. Also Europe, Brazil and North America.) * '' Nectocarcinus integrifrons'' Seagrass swimmer crab (Latreille, 1825) (Fremantle, Western Australia, to Port Stephens (New South Wales), and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand.) * '' Nectocarcinus tuberculosus'' Red swimmer crab, velvet crab (Milne Edwards, 1860) (Albany, Western Australia, to Sydney, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.) * ''

Ovalipes australiensis ''Ovalipes australiensis'' is a species of crab found in southern Australia. Its range extends from Western Australia to Queensland, including Tasmania. It is fished commercially and recreationally, although it is not as important as the blue ...

'' Surf crab (Stephenson & Rees, 1968) (Perth, Western Australia, to Wide Bay, Queensland, and around Tasmania.) * ''

Portunus pelagicus ''Portunus pelagicus'', also known as the flower crab, blue crab, blue swimmer crab, blue manna crab or sand crab, ''rajungan'' in Indonesian, and ''alimasag'' in Tagalog, Kapampangan, and Pangasinan, is a large crab found in the intertidal est ...

'' Blue swimmer crab, blue manna crab, sand crab (Linnaeus, 1766) (Around the Australian mainland but rare on the south coast other than the South Australia gulfs. Also widespread in the Indo-West Pacific region and the Mediterranean Sea.) * ''

Portunus tenuipes ''Portunus'' is a genus of crab which includes several important species for fisheries, such as the blue swimming crab, ''Portunus pelagicus ''Portunus pelagicus'', also known as the flower crab, blue crab, blue swimmer crab, blue manna crab ...

'' Pink swimmer crab (de Haan, 1833) (Tropical Australia south to Perth, Western Australia. Also widespread in the Indo-West Pacific region.) * ''

Scylla serrata ''Scylla serrata'' (often called mud crab or mangrove crab, although both terms are highly ambiguous, and black crab) is an ecologically important species of crab found in the estuaries and mangroves of Africa, Australasia, and Asia. In their ...

'' Mud crab (Forsskål, 1775) (Tropical Australia south to Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia, and to the Bega estuary, New South Wales. Also widespread in the Indo-West Pacific region.) Family

Xanthidae Xanthidae is a family of crabs known as gorilla crabs, mud crabs, pebble crabs or rubble crabs. Xanthid crabs are often brightly coloured and are highly poisonous, containing toxins which are not destroyed by cooking and for which no antidote is ...

- Stone crabs * '' Actaea calculosa'' Facetted crab (H. Milne Edwards, 1834) (Around Australian mainland.) * '' Actaea peronii'' Thorn-legged crab (H. Milne Edwards, 1834) (Southern Western Australia to southern Queensland and around Tasmania.) Family Eriphidae – Pebble crabs * '' Ozius deplanatus'' Eastern reef crab (White, 1847) (Eastern Victoria. to New South Wales, and Flinders Island. and Kent Group, Tasmania. Also Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, and New Zealand.) * '' Pseudocarcinus gigas'' Giant crab (Milne Edwards, 1834) (Southern Western Australia to southern New South Wales and around Tasmania.) Family Pilumnidae – Hairy shore crabs * '' Heteropilumnus fimbriatus'' Bearded crab (Milne Edwards, 1834) (Gulf St Vincent, South Australia, to southern Queensland and around Tasmania.) * ''

Pilumnus monilifer In Roman mythology, Pilumnus ("staker") was a nature deity, brother of Picumnus. He ensured children grew properly and stayed healthy. Ancient Romans made an extra bed after the birth of a child in order to ensure the help of Pilumnus. He also ...

'' Southern hairy crab (Haswell, 1881) (South Australia to Victoria and around Tasmania.) * '' Pilumnus tomentosus'' Common hairy crab (Latreille, 1825) (Albany, Western Australia, to Newcastle, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.) Family Goneplacidae – Goneplacid crabs * '' Litocheira bispinosa'' Two-spined crab (Kinahan, 1856) (Albany, Western Australia, to Western Port, Victoria, and around Tasmania.) Family

Grapsidae The Grapsidae are a family of crabs known variously as marsh crabs, shore crabs, or talon crabs. The family has not been confirmed to form a monophyletic group and some taxa may belong in other families. They are found along the shore among rocks ...

– Shore crabs * '' Brachynotus spinosus'' Little shore crab (Milne Edwards, 1853) (South Australia to Mallacoota, Victoria, and around Tasmania.) * '' Cyclograpsus audouinii'' Speckled shore crab (Milne Edwards, 1837) (Shark Bay, Western Australia, to Hervey Bay, Queensland. Also New Guinea.) * ''

Cyclograpsus granulosus ''Cyclograpsus granulosus'', the purple mottled shore crab or smooth shore crab, is an Australasian crab species. Description ''C. granulosus'' grows to a carapace A carapace is a Dorsum (biology), dorsal (upper) section of the exoskeleton o ...

'' Mottled shore crab (Milne Edwards, 1853) (Kangaroo Island, South Australia, to Mallacoota, Victoria, and around Tasmania.) * '' Helograpsus haswellianus'' Haswell's shore crab (Whitelegge, 1889) (Port River, South Australia, to Townsville, Queensland, and around Tasmania.) * '' Leptograpsodes octodentatus'' Burrowing shore crab (Milne Edwards, 1857) (Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia, to Cape Jervis, New South Wales, and south to Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania.) * '' Leptograpsus variegatus'' Swift-footed crab (Fabricius, 1793) (North West Cape, Western Australia, to Rockhampton, Queensland, and south to Bruny Island, Tasmania. Also New Zealand and South America.) * ''

Paragrapsus gaimardii ''Paragrapsus'' is a genus of crab Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" (abdomen) ( el, βραχύς , translit=brachys = short, / = tail), usually hidden entirel ...

'' Spotted shore crab (Milne Edwards, 1837) (Kangaroo Island, South Australia, to Narooma, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.) * ''

Paragrapsus laevis ''Paragrapsus laevis'' is a species of crab found in south eastern Australia, from southern Queensland to around the South Australian border, including Tasmania. It is commonly known as the mottled shore crab. Carapace is up to around 35 ...

'' Estuary shore crab (Dana, 1852) (Warrnambool, Victoria, to Moreton Bay, Queensland, and south to Marion Bay, Tasmania.) * ''

Paragrapsus quadridentatus ''Paragrapsus'' is a genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and ...

'' Notched shore crab (Milne Edwards, 1837) (Cape Marino, South Australia, to Mallacoota, Victoria, and around Tasmania.) * '' Parasesarma erythrodactyla'' Orange-clawed shore crab (Hess, 1865) (Western Port, Victoria, to Queensland.) * '' Plagusia chabrus'' Red bait crab, red rock crab (Linnaeus, 1758) (Rottnest Island, Western Australia, to Newcastle, New South Wales, and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand, South Africa and Chile.) Family

Ocypodidae The Ocypodidae are a family of semiterrestrial crabs that includes the ghost crabs and fiddler crabs. They are found on tropical and temperate shorelines around the world. Some genera previously included in the family are now treated as members o ...

– Ghost crabs, Stalk-eyed crabs * ''

Heloecius cordiformis ''Heloecius cordiformis'' is a species of semiterrestrial crab found in mangrove swamps and mudflats along the east coast of Australia. Adults are around wide, with males being larger and having larger and more conspicuously coloured claw ...

'' Semaphore crab (Milne Edwards, 1837) (Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, to Brisbane, Queensland, and eastern Tasmania.) * '' Macrophthalmus latifrons'' Southern sentinel crab (Haswell, 1882) (Gulf St Vincent, South Australia, to Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, and eastern Tasmania.) * '' Ocypode cordimanus'' Ghost crab (Desmarest, 1825) (Tropical Australia south to Kimberley, Western Australia, and to Sydney, New South Wales.) Aus soldier Crab

Family

Mictyridae ''Mictyris'' is a genus of brightly coloured crabs, placed in its own taxonomical family, the Mictyridae. It inhabits the central Indo-West Pacific region. These crabs congregate on mud flats or beaches in groups of a few thousand, and filter san ...

– Soldier crabs * ''

Mictyris longicarpus ''Mictyris longicarpus'', the light-blue soldier crab, is a species of crab that lives on sandy beaches from the Bay of Bengal to Australia; with other members of the genus '' Mictyris'', it is "one of the most loved crabs in Australia". Adu ...

'' Banded soldier crab (Latreille, 1806) (Tropical Australia south to Perth, Western Australia, and to Wilsons Promontory, Victoria.) * ''

Mictyris platycheles ''Mictyris platycheles'' is a species of crab found on mudflats on the east coast of Australia from Tasmania and Victoria to Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Qu ...

'' Southern soldier crab (Milne Edwards, 1852) (Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, to Moreton Bay, Queensland, and around Tasmania.) Family

Pinnotheridae The Pinnotheridae are a family of tiny soft-bodied crabs that live commensally in the mantles of certain bivalve molluscs (and the occasional large gastropod mollusc species in genera such as ''Strombus'' and ''Haliotis''). '' Tunicotheres moseri ...

– pea crabs * '' Pinnotheres hickmani'' Hickman's pea crab (Guiler, 1950) (Shark Bay, Western Australia, to Moreton Bay, Queensland, and around Tasmania.)

Phylum Mollusca

Class Aplacophora

* '' Falcidens poias'' Strapweed aplacophoran (Scheltema, 1995) (Rottnest Island, Western Australia.)

Class Polyplacophora

Family

Ischnochitonidae Ischnochitonidae is a family of polyplacophoran mollusc belonging to the superfamily Chitonoidea. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Ischnochitonidae Dall, 1889. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespec ...

* ??''Ashby, 1918'' Wireweed chiton (Dongara, Western Australia, to eastern Victoria and northern Tasmania.) * '' Callistochiton antiquus'' Antique chiton (Reeve, 1847) (Cape Naturaliste, Western Australia, to Cooktown, Queensland, and northern Tasmania.) * ''

Callochiton crocinus ''Callochiton crocinus'' is a species of chiton or "sea cradle" in the family Callochitonidae. It occurs on the shores of the Australia-New Zealand region. Locally, it is known as "smooth chiton", but that name is elsewhere applied to other spe ...

'' Red-marked chiton (Reeve, 1847) (Southern Western Australia to southern Queensland and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand.) * '' Eudoxoplax inornata'' Giant southern chiton (Tenison Woods, 1881) (South Australia and Victoria and around Tasmania.) * '' Ischnochiton australis'' Southern chiton (Blainville, 1825) (Great Australian Bight, South Australia, to southern Queensland and around Tasmania.) * ''

Ischnochiton cariosus ''Ischnochiton cariosus'', commonly known as the corroded ischnochiton, is a species of chiton in the genus ''Ischnochiton'' that lives under rocks in the intertidal and shallow subtidal waters of southern Australia and up the coast of Western A ...

'' Beaded chiton (Pilsbry, 1892) (Albany, Western Australia, to northern New South Wales and around Tasmania.) * ''

Ischnochiton contractus ''Ischnochiton'' spp. (unknown species) from South Africa ''Ischnochiton'' is a genus of polyplacophoran mollusc. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Ischnochiton Gray, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://w ...

'' Granular chiton (Reeve, 1847) (Dampier, Western Australia, to Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, and the Furneaux Group, Tasmania.) * '' Ischnochiton elongatus'' Elongate chiton (Blainville, 1825) (Shark Bay, Western Australia, to New South Wales and around Tasmania.) * '' Ischnochiton lineolatus'' Lined chiton (Sowerby, 1840) (Normalup, Western Australia, to Burleigh Heads, Queensland, and around Tasmania.) * ''

Ischnochiton torri ''Ischnochiton torri'', commonly known as Torr's ischnochiton, is a species of chiton in the genus ''Ischnochiton'' that lives under rocks in the intertidal and shallow subtidal waters of southern Australia. It is commonly found throughout its ...

'' Torr's chiton (Iredale & May, 1916) (Southern Western Australia to Cape Patterson, Victoria, and northern Tasmania.) * '' Ischnochiton variegatus'' Variable chiton (H. Adams & Angas, 1864) (Esperance, Western Australia, to Mallacoota, Victoria, and northern and eastern Tasmania.) Family

Mopaliidae Mopaliidae is a family of marine molluscs in the class Polyplacophora. Genera There are 10 recognized genera: * '' Amicula'' Gray, 1847 * '' Dendrochiton'' Berry, 1911 * '' Gallardochiton'' Sirenko, 2007 * ''Katharina'' Gray, 1847 * ''Mopalia'' ...

* ''

Plaxiphora albida ''Plaxiphora albida'', the white Plaxiphora chiton, is a species of chiton in the family Mopaliidae. Description The white Plaxiphora chiton reaches a common size of about 95 mm, with a minimum and maximum length of and a width of . The she ...

'' Giant chiton (Blainville, 1825) (Southern Western Australia to southern Queensland and around Tasmania.) Family Schizochitonidae * ''

Lorica volvox Lorica (), a Latin word literally meaning "body armour", may refer to: * A number of types of Ancient Roman military clothing: **Lorica hamata, a hauberk of mail **Lorica musculata, a folk term for a muscle cuirass ** Lorica plumata, a shirt of ri ...

'' Sculptured chiton (Reeve, 1847) (Southern Western Australia to New South Wales and around Tasmania.) Family

Chitonidae Chitonidae is a family of chitons or polyplacophorans, marine mollusks whose shell is composed of eight articulating plates or valves. There are fifteen extant genera in three subfamilies. Subfamilies and genera Subfamilies and genera within the ...

* ''

Acanthopleura gaimardi ''Acanthopleura'' is a genus of chitons in the family Chitonidae. In this genus the girdle is spiny or spiky. It has eight described species at present. Species According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), species in the genus '' ...

'' Gaimard's shore chiton (Blainville, 1825) (New South Wales to southern Queensland.) * ''

Acanthopleura hirtosa ''Acanthopleura'' is a genus of chitons in the family Chitonidae. In this genus the girdle is spiny or spiky. It has eight described species at present. Species According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), species in the genus '' ...

'' Hairy shore chiton (Blainville, 1825) (Shark Bay to Albany, Western Australia.) * '' Chiton glaucus'' New Zealand green chiton (Gray, 1828) (Southeastern Tasmania. Also New Zealand.) * ''

Onithochiton quercinus ''Onithochiton'' is a genus of chitons in the subfamily Toniciinae of the family Chitonidae, which is distributed from Australia and New Zealand to South Africa. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Onithochiton Gray, 1847. Accessed through ...

'' Eyed chiton (Gould, 1846) (Houtman Abrolhos to Esperance, Western Australia, and southern New South Wales to Mackay, Queensland.) * ''

Rhyssoplax calliozona ''Rhyssoplax'' is a genus of chitons in the family (biology), family Chitonidae, endemism, endemic to Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, and the Kermadec Islands. Species * ''Rhyssoplax aerea'' (Lovell Augustus Reeve, Reeve, ...

'' Patterned chiton (Pilsbry, 1894) (Esperance, Western Australia, to Victoria and Tasmania.) * '' Rhyssoplax jugosa'' Elevated chiton (Gould, 1846) (Point Hicks, Victoria, to northern New South Wales.) * ''

Rhyssoplax translucens ''Rhyssoplax'' is a genus of chitons in the family (biology), family Chitonidae, endemism, endemic to Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, and the Kermadec Islands. Species * ''Rhyssoplax aerea'' (Lovell Augustus Reeve, Reeve, ...

'' Translucent chiton (Hedley & Hull, 1909) (Central New South Wales.) * ''

Rhyssoplax tricostalis ''Rhyssoplax'' is a genus of chitons in the family Chitonidae, endemic to Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, and the Kermadec Islands. Species * ''Rhyssoplax aerea'' ( Reeve, 1847) ** '' Rhyssoplax aerea aerea'' ( Reeve, ...

'' Three-ribbed chiton (Pilsbry, 1894) (Southern Western Australia to eastern Victoria and around Tasmania.) *''

Sypharochiton pelliserpentis ''Sypharochiton pelliserpentis'' is a species of chiton in the family Chitonidae. As the species name suggests, the surface of the girdle in this chiton has a pattern of overlaying scales resembling snakeskin, and it is commonly referred to as t ...

'' Serpent-skin chiton (Quoy & Gaimard, 1836) (Cape Conran, Victoria, to central New South Wales and eastern Tasmania. Also New Zealand.) Family

Acanthochitonidae Acanthochitonidae is a family of chitons, marine molluscs in the class Polyplacophora. Description These small to large chitons are characterised by a broad girdle with erect tufts of up to ten large bristles. The coarsely granular valves of the ...

* '' Cryptoplax mystica'' Wide-girdled worm chiton (Iredale & Hull, 1825) (New South Wales.) * '' Cryptoplax striata'' Mottled worm chiton (Lamarck, 1819) (Southern Western Australia to Cape Paterson, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)

Class Gastropoda

Subclass Prosobranchia

Family

Haliotidae ''Haliotis'', common name abalone, is the only genus in the family Haliotidae. This genus once contained six subgenera. These subgenera have become alternate representations of ''Haliotis''. The genus consists of small to very large, edible, h ...

– Abalone, earshells Haliotis scalaris 002

* '' Haliotis coccoradiata'' Elongate abalone (Reeve, 1846) (Mallacoota, Victoria, to Moreton Bay, Queensland.) * '' Haliotis cyclobates'' Circular abalone (Peron, 1816) (Recherche Archipelago, Western Australia, to western Victoria.) * ''

Haliotis elegans ''Haliotis elegans'', common name the elegant abalone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones. Description The size of the shell varies between 70 mm and 100 mm. "The elongated ...

'' Elegant abalone (Phillipi, 1874) (Jurien Bay to Esperance, Western Australia.) * ''

Haliotis laevigata ''Haliotis laevigata'', common name the smooth Australian abalone or greenlip abalone or whitened ear shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones. Description The shell measures up to ...

'' Greenlip abalone (Donovan, 1808) (Cape Naturaliste, Western Australia, to Cape Liptrap, Victoria, and northern Tasmania.) * ''

Haliotis roei ''Haliotis roei'', common name Roe's abalone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Haliotidae, the abalones. Description The size of the shell varies between 50 mm and 120 mm. "The shel ...

'' Roe's abalone (Gray, 1827) (Shark Bay, Western Australia, to western Victoria.) * ''

Haliotis rubra The blacklip abalone, ''Haliotis rubra'', is an Australian species of large, edible sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones.Bouchet, P. (2012). Haliotis rubra Leach, 1814. Accessed through: World Register of ...

'' Blacklip abalone (Leach, 1814) (Fremantle, Western Australia, to Angourie, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.) * ''

Haliotis scalaris ''Haliotis scalaris'', common name the staircase abalone or the ridged ear abalone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones. ;Subspecies: * ''Haliotis scalaris emmae'' Reeve, 1846 * ''Hali ...

'' Grooved abalone (Leach, 1814) (Dongara, Western Australia, to Cape Liptrap, Victoria, and northern Tasmania.) * '' Haliotis semiplicata'' Menke's abalone (Menke, 1843) (Jurien Bay, Western Australia, to Point Sinclair, South Australia.) Family

Fissurellidae Fissurellidae, common name the keyhole limpets and slit limpets, is a taxonomic family of limpet-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Vetigastropoda.Rosenberg, G. (2012). Fissurellidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marin ...

– Keyhole limpets, slit limpets * '' Amblychilepas javanicensis'' Patterned keyhole limpet (Lamarck, 1822) (Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia, to Sydney, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.) * '' Amblychilepas nigrita'' Cream keyhole limpet (Sowerby, 1834) (Geraldton, Western Australia, to Caloundra, Queensland, and around Tasmania.) * '' Amblychilepas oblonga'' Oblong keyhole limpet (Menke, 1843) (Geraldton, Western Australia, to Western Port, Victoria.) * '' Clypidina rugosa'' Rugose slit limpet (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) (Southern Western Australia to New South Wales and around Tasmania.) * ''

Diodora lineata ''Diodora lineata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Diodora lineata'' (G.B. Sowerby I, 1835). Accessed through: World Register of M ...

'' Raised keyhole limpet (Sowerby, 1835) (Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, to southern Queensland.) * '' Macroschisma tasmaniae'' Tasmanian keyhole limpet (Sowerby, 1866) (South Australia to Green Cape, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.) * ''

Tugali cicatricosa ''Tugali'' is a genus of small sea snails or limpets, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusc in the subfamily Emarginulinae of the family (biology), family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.Bouchet, P. (2012). Tugali Gray, 1 ...

'' Flat-notched limpet (A. Adams, 1852) (Carnarvon, Western Australia, to Victoria and around Tasmania.) * ''

Scutus antipodes ''Scutus antipodes'', also known as the elephant snail is a large species of marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets. ''S. antipodes'' is endemic to the waters off eastern Australia and Tasma ...

'' Elephant snail, duckbill (Montfort, 1810) (Geraldton, Western Australia, to Bowen, Queensland, and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand.) Family

Patellidae Patellidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails or true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Patellogastropoda. (The superfamily Patelloidea should not be confused with the similar-sounding genus of true limpets ''Patelloida'' which ...

– Patellids, true limpets * ''

Scutellastra chapmani ''Scutellastra chapmani'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae Patellidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails or true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Patellogastropo ...

'' Star limpet (Tenison Woods, 1876) (Dongara, Western Australia, to northern New South Wales and around Tasmania.) * '' Scutellastra laticostata'' Giant western limpet (Blainville, 1825) (Shark Bay, Western Australia, to Port Lincoln, South Australia, and reported from several Bass Strait islands, Tasmania.) * ''

Scutellastra peronii ''Scutellastra peronii'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae Patellidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails or true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Patellogastropod ...

'' Peron's limpet (Blainville, 1825) (Shark Bay, Western Australia, to New South Wales and around Tasmania.) Family

Nacellidae Nacellidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails or true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the subclass Patellogastropoda. Taxonomy Nacellidae was the only family in the superfamily Nacelloidea as described by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005),. H ...

– Nacellid limpets * '' Cellana solida'' Orange-edged limpet (Blainville, 1825) (Great Australian Bight, South Australia, to southern Queensland and around Tasmania.) * '' Cellana tramoserica'' Variegated limpet (Holten, 1802) (Great Australian Bight, Western Australia, to Burnett Heads, Queensland, and northeastern Tasmania.) Family

Lottiidae Lottiidae is a family of sea snails, specifically true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Lottioidea and the clade Patellogastropoda (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). Subfamilies 20 ...

– Owl limpets, lottiid limpets * ''

Notoacmea flammea ''Notoacmea flammea'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets. Description The length of the shell attains 11.2 mm. Distribution This marine species ...

'' Flamed limpet (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) (Fremantle, Western Australia, to Sydney, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.) * ''

Notoacmea mayi ''Notoacmea'' is a southern genus of true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Lottiinae of the family Lottiidae, the true limpets. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Notoacmea Iredale, 1915. Accessed through: World Regi ...

'' May's limpet (May, 1923) (Eastern South Australia to Cape Liptrap, Victoria, and around Tasmania.) * ''

Notoacmea petterdi ''Notoacmea petterdi'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae Lottiidae is a family of sea snails, specifically true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Lottioidea and ...

'' Petterd's limpet (Tenison Woods, 1876) (Eastern South Australia to Noosa, Queensland, and around Tasmania.) * '' Patelloida alticostata'' Ribbed limpet (Angas, 1865) (Kalbarri, Western Australia, to the Entrance, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.) * '' Patelloida insignis'' Maltese Cross limpet (Menke, 1843) (Geraldton, Western Australia, to central Victoria and around Tasmania.) * Pied limpet '' Patelloida latistrigata'' (Angas, 1865) (Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, to Coolangatta, Queensland, and around Tasmania.) * ''

Patelloida mimula ''Patelloida mimula'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae Lottiidae is a family of sea snails, specifically true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Lottioidea and ...

'' Oyster limpet (Iredale, 1924) (Tropical Australia south to Shark Bay, Western Australia, and to Lakes Entrance, Victoria.) * ''

Patelloida victoriana ''Patelloida'' is a genus of sea snails or true limpets, marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Lottiinae of the family (biology), family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets.Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (2014). Patell ...

'' Victorian limpet (Singleton, 1937) (Spencer Gulf, South Australia, to Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, and around Tasmania.) Family

Trochidae The Trochidae, common name top-snails or top-shells, are a family of various sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subclass Vetigastropoda. This family is commonly known as the top-snails because in many species the shell resembles ...

– Top shells * '' Astralium aureum'' Golden star shell (Jonas, 1844) (Cape Naturaliste, Western Australia, to southern New South Wales and around Tasmania.) * '' Astralium squamiferum'' Seagrass star (Koch, 1844) (Port Gregory, Western Australia, to Angourie, New South Wales, and northern Tasmania.) * ''

Astralium tentoriiformis ''Astralium tentoriiforme'' , common name the common tent shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Turbinidae, the turban snails. Description The length of the shell varies between 25 ...

'' Tent shell (Jonas, 1845) (Eastern Victoria to Mackay, Queensland.) * '' Austrocochlea brevis'' Tasmanian winkle (Parsons & Ward, 1994) (Around Tasmania.) * '' Austrocochlea concamerata'' Pied winkle (Wood, 1828) (Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia, to Port Stephens (New South Wales), and around Tasmania.) * '' Austrocochlea constricta'' Ribbed winkle (Lamarck, 1822) (Albany, Western Australia, to Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.) * '' Austrocochlea porcata'' Zebra winkle (Adams, 1851) (Geraldton, Western Australia, to Townsville, Queensland, and northern and eastern Tasmania.) * ''

Bankivia fasciata ''Bankivia fasciata'', common name the banded kelp shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Bankivia fasciata'' (Menke, 1830). Accessed through: World Register o ...

'' Necklace shell (Menke, 1830) (South Australia to Tweed Heads, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.) * '' Calliostoma armillatum'' Pink top shell (Wood, 1828) (Fremantle, Western Australia, to New South Wales and around Tasmania.) * '' Calthalotia fragum'' Spotted strawberry top shell (Phillipi, 1848) (Eastern Victoria to central Queensland.) * '' Chlorodiloma odontis'' Chequered winkle (Wood, 1828) (South Australia to Cape Liptrap, Victoria, and around Tasmania.) * ''

Clanculus flagellatus ''Clanculus flagellatus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Clanculus flagellatus'' (Philippi, 1848). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at ht ...

'' Flamed top shell (Phillipi, 1848) (Fremantle, Western Australia, to Victoria and around Tasmania.) * '' Clanculus undatus'' Wavy top shell (Lamarck, 1816) (Cape Naturaliste, Western Australia, to Bega, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.) * '' Granata imbricata'' False ear shell (Lamarck, 1816) (Geraldton, Western Australia, to Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, and northern Tasmania.) * ''

Lunella torquata ''Lunella torquata'', common name the twisted necklace, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails. Description The length of the shell varies between 35 mm and 110 mm. The lar ...

'' Turban shell (Gmelin, 1791) syn. ''Turbo torquatus'' ((as ''T. torquatus'')Port Gregory, Western Australia, to eastern South Australia, and from Green Cape to Brunswick Heads, New South Wales.) * ''

Phasianella australis ''Phasianella australis'', common names the Australian pheasant, painted lady, and pheasant snail, is a medium-sized to large species of sea snail with a calcareous operculum and a colorfully patterned shell, a marine gastropod mollusc in t ...

'' Pheasant shell, painted lady (Gmelin, 1788) (Geraldton, Western Australia, to Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, and around Tasmania.) * '' Phasianella ventricosa'' Swollen pheasant shell (Swainson, 1822) (Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia, to Noosa, Queensland, and around Tasmania.) * '' Phasianotrochus eximius'' Giant kelp shell (Perry, 1811) (Dongara, Western Australia, to New South Wales and around Tasmania.) * '' Phasianotrochus irisodontes'' Kelp shell, maireener (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) (Geraldton, Western Australia, to Cape Liptrap, Victoria, and around Tasmania.) * ''

Phasianotrochus rutilus ''Phasianotrochus rutilus'', common name the pink-tipped kelp shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Phasianotrochus rutilus'' (A. Adams, 1851). Accessed throu ...

'' Wavy kelp shell (Adams, 1851) (Southern Western Australia to Victoria and around Tasmania.) * ''

Prothalotia lehmani ''Prothalotia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Cantharidinae of the family (biology), family Trochidae, the top snails. Distribution The species in this genus occurs off Japan and Australia. ...

'' Lehman's top shell (Menke, 1843) (Kalbarri, Western Australia, to Victoria.) * '' Stomatella impertusa'' Elongate false ear shell (Burrow, 1815) (Southern Western Australia to Sydney, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.) * '' Strigosella lepida'' Seagrass top shell (Wood, 1828) (North West Cape to Esperance, Western Australia.) * ''

Thalotia conica ''Thalotia conica'', common name the conical top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Thalotia conica'' (Gray, 1827). Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...

'' Conical top shell (Gray, 1827) (Geraldton, Western Australia, to Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, and south to Triabunna, Tasmania.) * ''

Turbo jourdani ''Turbo jourdani'' , common name the Jourdan's turban, is a species of sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae. * Taxonomic status: Some authors place the name in the subgenus ''Turbo (Dinassovica)'' Description The le ...

'' Jourdan's turban shell (Kiener, 1839) (Geraldton, Western Australia, to central South Australia.) * '' Turbo pulcher'' Western turban (Reeve, 1842) (Point Quobba to Esperance, Western Australia.) * '' Turbo undulatus'' Warrener, periwinkle (Lightfoot, 1786) (Hopetoun, Western Australia, to Coolangatta, Queensland, and around Tasmania.) Family

Neritidae Neritidae, common name the nerites, is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized saltwater and freshwater snails which have a gill and a distinctive operculum. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Neritininae Poey, 1852. Accessed through: ...

– Nerites * ''

Nerita atramentosa ''Nerita atramentosa'', common name the black nerite, is a medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Neritidae, the nerites. There has been some confusion over the taxonomy of the genus ''Nerita'' in the Pacific regio ...

'' Western black crow (Reeve, 1855) (North West Cape, Western Australia, to southern New South Wales and around Tasmania.) * '' Nerita melanotragus'' Eastern black crow (Smith, 1884) (Central Victoria to Yeppoon, Queensland, and around Tasmania. Also Lord Howe Island and New Zealand.) Family

Littorinidae The Littorinidae are a taxonomic family of over 200 species of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha, commonly known as periwinkles and found worldwide. Names In English-speaking countries, gastropod molluscs from o ...

– Periwinkles Austrolittorina unifasciata

* ''

Afrolittorina praetermissa ''Afrolittorina praetermissa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae The Littorinidae are a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of over 200 species of sea snails, marine (ocean), m ...

'' Grey periwinkle (May, 1908) (Cowaramup, Western Australia, to Lake Burrill, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.) * ''

Austrolittorina unifasciata ''Austrolittorina unifasciata'', common name the banded periwinkle, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles. It is also known as the blue periwinkle. Description The shell si ...

'' Blue periwinkle (Gray, 1826) (North West Cape, Western Australia, to Yeppoon, Queensland, and around Tasmania.) * ''

Bembicium auratum ''Bembicium auratum'', commonly known as the gold-mouthed conniwink, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae The Littorinidae are a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of over 200 ...

'' Dark-mouth conniwink (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) (Port Lincoln, South Australia, to Yeppoon, Queensland, and around Tasmania.) * '' Bembicium melanostoma'' Gold-mouth conniwink (Gmelin 1791) (Port Phillip and Western Port, Victoria, and around Tasmania.) * ''

Bembicium nanum ''Bembicium nanum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles. References

Littorinidae Gastropods described in 1822 {{Littorinidae-stub ...

'' Striped conniwink (Lamarck, 1822) (Port Lincoln, South Australia, to Yeppoon, Queensland, and around Tasmania.) * ''

Echinolittorina australis ''Echinolittorina australis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae The Littorinidae are a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of over 200 species of sea snails, marine (ocean), m ...

'' Southern periwinkle (Quoy & Gaimard, 1826) (Kimberley to Esperance, Western Australia.) * '' Littoraria luteola'' Mangrove periwinkle (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) (Merimbula, New South Wales, to Torres Strait, Queensland.) * ''

Nodilittorina pyramidalis ''Nodilittorina pyramidalis'', commonly known as a pyramid periwinkle, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles. The subspecies ''Nodilittorina pyramidalis pascua'' Rosewater, ...

'' Nodular periwinkle (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) (Mallacoota, Victoria, to Yeppoon, Queensland. Also Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island.) Family

Turritellidae Turritellidae, common name the "tower shells" or "tower snails", is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha. These snails are filter feeders. This method of feeding is s ...

– Screw shells * ''

Maoricolpus roseus ''Maoricolpus roseus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Turritellidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Maoricolpus roseus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species a ...

'' New Zealand screw shell (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) (Eastern Tasmania to southern New South Wales. Also New Zealand.) Family Siliquariidae – Slit worm shells * '' Pyrazus ebeninus'' Hercules club whelk (Brugiere, 1792) (Lakes Entrance, Victoria, to

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, Queensland.) * '' Tenagodus australis'' Southern slit worm shell (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) (Geraldton, Western Australia, to northern New South Wales, and northern Tasmania.) Family Batillaridae – Mudwhelks * ''

Batillaria australis ''Batillaria australis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Batillariidae Batillariidae, common name batillariids or mudcreepers, are a family of marine, cerithioidean gastropod molluscs in thesuperfamily Cer ...

'' Southern mudwhelk (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) (Perth, Western Australia, to southern Queensland and northern Tasmania.) Family

Cerithiidae Cerithiidae, common name the cerithiids or ceriths, is a large family of medium-sized marine gastropods in the clade Sorbeoconcha. Distribution Ceriths are found worldwide on sandy bottoms, reef flats or coral reef rock covered with sand a ...

– Ceriths, creepers * ''

Rhinoclavis bituberculata ''Rhinoclavis bituberculata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Cerithiidae. Description Distribution References

Cerithiidae Gastropods described in 1866 {{Cerithiidae-stub ...

'' Western creeper (Sowerby, 1865) (Tropical Australia south to Cape Leeuwin, Western Australia, and southern Queensland.) Family Campanilidae – Lighthouse shells * '' Campanile symbolicum'' Giant creeper (Iredale, 1917) (Geraldton to Esperance, Western Australia.) Family

Vermetidae The Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells, are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha. The shells of species in the family Vermetidae are extremely irregular, and do ...

– Worm shells * '' Serpulorbis sipho'' Worm shell (Lamarck, 1818) (Around Australian mainland and Tasmania. Also widespread in the Indo-West Pacific region.) Family

Hipponicidae ''Hipponicidae'', common name hoof shells or hoof snails, is a family of small sea snails, limpet-like marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Vanikoroidea Vanikoroidea is a superfamily of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs ...

– Bonnet limpets * '' Hipponix conicus'' Bonnet limpet (Schumacher, 1817) (Around Australian mainland and Tasmania. Also widespread in the Indo-West Pacific region.) Family

Janthinidae Wentletraps are small, often white, very high-spired, predatory or ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Epitoniidae.Gofas, S. (2010). Epitoniidae. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollu ...

– Violet snails * ''

Janthina janthina ''Janthina janthina'' is a species of holoplanktonic sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Epitoniidae. Its common names include violet sea-snail, common violet snail, large violet snail and purple storm snail. Distribution This ...

'' Violet snail (Linnaeus, 1758) (Western Australia to Queensland and eastern Tasmania. Widespread overseas.) Family

Naticidae Naticidae, common name moon snails or necklace shells, is a family (biology), family of medium to large-sized predatory sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha. The shells of the species in this family a ...

– Moon snails * '' Polinices conicus'' Moon shell, sand snail (Lamarck, 1822) (Around Australia and Tasmania.) Family

Velutinidae Velutinidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha.Gofas, S. (2014). Velutinidae Gray, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxd ...

– Velvet snails * '' Lamellaria australis'' Southern lamellaria (Basedow, 1905) (Southern Western Australia to Victoria.) Family

Cypraeidae Cypraeidae, commonly named the cowries ( cowry), is a taxonomic family of small to large sea snails. These are marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cypraeoidea, the cowries and cowry allies. Shell description Cypraeidae have adult shel ...

– Cowries * '' Austrocypraea reevei'' Reeve's cowry (Sowerby, 1832) (Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia, to Victor Harbor, South Australia.) * '' Cypraea fallax'' Western spotted cowry (Smith, 1881) (Denmark to Cape Naturaliste, Western Australia.) * '' Notocypraea angustata'' Southern cowry (Gmelin, 1791) (Streaky Bay, South Australia, to Eden, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.) * '' Notocypraea comptoni'' Compton's cowry (Gray, 1847) (Cape Leeuwin, Western Australia, to southern New South Wales and around Tasmania.) * '' Notocypraea declivis'' Speckled cowry (Sowerby, 1870) (Cape Jaffa, South Australia, to Victoria and around Tasmania.) * ''

Umbilia armeniaca ''Umbilia armeniaca'' is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Description Distribution References

Cypraeidae Gastropods described in 1912 {{Cypraeidae ...

'' Armenian cowry (Verco, 1912) (Rottnest Island, Western Australia, to Investigator Strait, South Australia.) * ''

Umbilia hesitata ''Umbilia hesitata'', common name the umbilicate cowry or wonder cowry is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family (biology), family Cypraeidae, the cowries.Bouchet, P. (2011). Umbilia hesitata (Iredale, 1916). Acc ...

'' Wonder cowry (Iredale, 1916) (Cape Jaffa, South Australia, to Fraser Island, Queensland, and Tasmania.) * ''

Zoila friendii ''Zoila friendii'' is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae Cypraeidae, commonly named the cowries ( cowry), is a taxonomic family of small to large sea snails. These are marine gastropod mollus ...

'' Black cowry (Gray, 1831) (Port Maud, Western Australia, to Apollo Bay, Victoria, and northwestern Tasmania.) * ''

Zoila marginata ''Zoila'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Species Species within the genus ''Zoila'' include: * '' Zoila alabaster'' Mont & Lorenz, 2013 * † '' Zoila campestris'' Darragh, 2011 * † ...

'' Margin cowry (Gaskoin, 1848) (Gnaraloo, Western Australia, to Victor Harbor, South Australia.) * ''

Zoila rosselli ''Zoila rosselli'' is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae Cypraeidae, commonly named the cowries ( cowry), is a taxonomic family of small to large sea snails. These are marine gastropod mollus ...

'' Rossell's cowry (Cotton, 1948) (Gnaraloo, Western Australia, to Cape Adieu, South Australia.) * ''

Zoila venusta ''Zoila'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cypraeidae Cypraeidae, commonly named the cowries ( cowry), is a taxonomic family of small to large sea snails. These are marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamil ...

''Much desired cowry (Smith, 1880) (Shark Bay, Western Australia, to Cape Adieu, Great Australian Bight, South Australia.) Family

Ovulidae Ovulidae, common names the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries, is a family of small to large predatory or parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Cypraeoidea, the cowries and the cowry allies. MolluscaBase eds. ...

– Spindle cowries, egg cowries * ''

Phenacovolva philippinarum ''Phenacovolva philippinarum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ovulidae Ovulidae, common names the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries, is a family of small to large predatory or parasitic sea snails ...

'' Giant spindle cowry (Sowerby, 1848) (Tropical Australia south to Esperance, Western Australia, and to central Queensland. Also widespread in the Indo-West Pacific region.) * '' Prosimnia semperi'' Semper's spindle cowry (Weinkauff, 1881) (Tropical Australia south to Cape Leeuwin, Western Australia, and to Merimbula, New South Wales. Also widespread in the Indo-West Pacific region.) Family

Cassidae The Cassidae are a taxonomic family of medium-sized, large, and sometimes very large sea snails commonly called helmet snails or bonnet snails. These are marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Tonnoidea and the clade Littorinimorpha.Go ...

– Helmet shells * '' Cassis fimbriata'' Fimbriate helmet (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) (Abrolhos, Western Australia, to western Victoria.) * ''

Semicassis pyrum ''Semicassis pyrum'', common name the "pear bonnet" or "common helmet", is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cassidae The Cassidae are a taxonomic family of medium-sized, large, and sometimes very lar ...

'' Pear helmet (Lamarck, 1822) (Fremantle, Western Australia, to New South Wales and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand and South Africa.) * '' Semicassis semigranosum'' Half-grained helmet (Lamarck, 1822) (Fremantle, Western Australia, to Portsea, Victoria, and around Tasmania.) * ''

Semicassis sinuosum ''Semicassis'' is a genus of medium-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Cassinae within the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails. Species According to the World Register of Marine Species (W ...

'' Blotched helmet (Verco, 1904) (Bunbury, Western Australia, to Backstairs Passage, South Australia.) Family

Ranellidae The Ranellidae, common name the triton shells or tritons, are a taxonomic family of small to very large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the order Littorinimorpha. Subfamilies According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bou ...

Tritons, trumpet shells * '' Argobuccinum pustulosum'' Swollen triton (Lightfoot, 1786) (Eastern South Australia to central Victoria and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand, South Africa and South America.) * ''

Charonia lampas ''Charonia lampas'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Charoniidae. Distribution This marine species has a wide distribution: the North Sea, the North Atlantic Ocean (Azores, Madeira, the Canaries, C ...

'' Red triton (Linnaeus, 1758) (Jurien Bay, Western Australia, to Swain Reefs, Queensland, and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand, South Africa, Japan and Europe.) * '' Cabestana spengleri'' Spengler's triton (Perry, 1811) (Western South Australia to southern Queensland and around Tasmania.) * '' Cabestana tabulata'' Fringed triton (Menke, 1843) (Fremantle, Western Australia, to New South Wales and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand.) * '' Cymatium parthenopeum'' Giant hairy triton, oyster drill (von Salis, 1793) (Lancelin, Western Australia, to southern Queensland and northern Tasmania.) * ''

Ranella australasia ''Ranella australasia'' is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons. Description Distribution THis species is endemic to Australia and occurs of ...

'' Australian hairy triton, southern rock whelk (Perry, 1811) (Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia, to Tin Can Bay, Queensland, and around Tasmania.) * '' Sassia verrucosa'' Creamy rock whelk (Reeve, 1844) (Southern Western Australia to southern New South Wales and around Tasmania.) Family

Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as murex snails or rock snails. With about 1,600 living species, the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neogas ...

– Murex shells * ''

Dicathais orbita ''Dicathais'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Muricidae, the rock snails. This genus is monotypic; the only species in it is ''Dicathais orbita'', common name the white rock shell or cart-rut shell, ...

'' Cartrut shell (Gmelin, 1791) (Barrow Island, Western Australia, to southern Queensland and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand.) * '' Agnewia tritoniformis'' Triton rock shell (Blainville, 1832) (Port Fairy, Victoria, to central New South Wales and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand.) * ''

Lepsiella vinosa ''Haustrum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Haustrinae of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Species Species within the genus ''Haustrum'' include: * '' Haustrum albomarginatum'' (Desh ...

'' Veined rock shell (Lamarck, 1822) (Cockburn Sound, Western Australia, to Victoria and around Tasmania.) * '' Pterynotus triformis'' Fluted murex (Reeve, 1845) (Busselton, Western Australia, to southern New South Wales and around Tasmania.) * '' Pterynotus undosus'' Undulating murex (Vokes, 1993) (Perth to Eucla, Western Australia.) * '' '' Southern murex (Perry, 1811) (South Australia to New South Wales and northern Tasmania.)

Phylum Porifera

Phylum Cnidaria

Class Hydrozoa

Order Hydroida

Order Limnomedusae

Order Siphonophora

Order Stylasterina

Class Anthozoa

Order Actiniaria

Order Corallimorpharia

Order Zoanthiniaria

Order Scleractinia

Order Ceriantharia

Order Antipatheria

Order Alcyonacea

Order Pennatulacea

Class Scyphozoa

Order Semaeostomeae

Order Rhizostomeae

Class Cubozoa

Order Cubomedusae

Phylum Ctenophora

Phylum Platyhelminthes

Phylum Nemertea

Phylum Nematoda

Phylum Annelida

Class Oligochaeta

Class Hirudinea

Class Polychaeta

Phylum Echiuroidea

Phylum Sipuncula

Phylum Arthropoda

Subphylum Chelicerata

Class Pycnogonida

Subphylum Crustacea

Class Cirripedia

Class Malacostraca

=Order Stomatopoda

=Order Mysidacea

=Order Isopoda

=Order Amphipoda

=Order Euphausiacea

=Order Decapoda

Phylum Mollusca

Class Aplacophora

Class Polyplacophora

Class Gastropoda

Subclass Prosobranchia

Subclass Pulmonata

Subclass Opisthobranchia

Class Bivalvia

Class Scaphopoda

Class Cephalopoda

Phylum Brachiopoda

Phylum Phoronida

Phylum Bryozoa

Phylum Entoprocta

Phylum Chaetognatha

Phylum Echinodermata

Class Crinoidea

Class Asteroidea

Class Ophiuroidea

Class Echinoidea

Class Holothuroidea

Phylum Hemichordata

Phylum Chordata

Class Ascidiacea

Class Thaliacea

Class Larvacea

Class Cephalaspidomorphi

Class Chondrichthyes

Class Osteichthyes

Class Reptilia

Class Aves

Class Mammalia

Order Pinnipedia

Order Cetacea

Geographical position of places mentioned in species ranges

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