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Hercules Club Whelk (also known as the Hercules Creeper or Club Mudwhelk) - Pyrazus ebeninus

Hercules Club Whelk (also known as the Hercules Creeper or Club Mudwhelk) (Gastropod (univalve snail); whole shell with ...

Sydney Rock Oyster (Commercial Oyster) - Saccostrea glomerata

Sydney Rock Oyster (Commercial Oyster) (Bivalve (Single valve present); shape is characteristic irregularly ovate/teardr...

Sydney Rock Oyster (also known as the Rock Oyster or Commercial Oyster) - Saccostrea glomerata

Sydney Rock Oyster (also known as the Rock Oyster or Commercial Oyster) (Bivalve; single valve (likely the upper/right v...

Saddle Oyster (also known as the Jingle Shell and Cap Shell) - Placuna placenta (Windowpane Oyster) or cf. Isognomon ephippium (Saddle Oyster)

Saddle Oyster (also known as the Jingle Shell and Cap Shell) (Bivalve (fragmented single valve). Shape is irregularly ov...

Scaly Oyster, Thorny Oyster fragment, or more likely a Spondylus fragment (potential Honeycomb Oyster component) - Spondylus sp. (Confidence: 85% for Genus Spondylus fragment)

Scaly Oyster, Thorny Oyster fragment, or more likely a Spondylus fragment (potential Honeycomb Oyster component) (Bivalv...

Jingle Shell, Windowpane Shell, or Mermaid's Toenail - Anomia trigonopsis

Jingle Shell, Windowpane Shell, or Mermaid's Toenail (Bivalve; single valve (likely the upper/left valve); translucent, ...

Sydney Rock Oyster (also known as the Sydney Oyster) - Saccostrea glomerata

Sydney Rock Oyster (also known as the Sydney Oyster) (Bivalve (fragment/single valve); specifically an irregularly shape...

Slipper Snail, Slipper Limpet, or Boat Shell - Crepidula cf. aculeata (with attached Barnacle)

Slipper Snail, Slipper Limpet, or Boat Shell (Gastropod (univalve); Cap-shaped shell. This specimen is a whole shell wit...

Flat-ribbed Ark or Noah's Ark Shell (Australian variation) - Arca navicularis

Flat-ribbed Ark or Noah's Ark Shell (Australian variation) (Bivalve (two-shelled). This specimen is a single valve with ...

Pipi, Wedge Shell, or Coquina Clam - Plebidonax deltoides (Confidence: High)

Pipi, Wedge Shell, or Coquina Clam (Bivalve (clams with two hinged shells); specimen is a single valve with a wedge or t...

Slipper Limpet, Boat Shell, or Half-Slipper - Most likely Crepidula aculeata (Prickly Slipper Limpet) based on local Australian distribution; 85% confidence due to erosion.

Slipper Limpet, Boat Shell, or Half-Slipper (Gastropod (Univalve). Fragment of a cap-shaped shell featuring an internal ...

False Oyster, Jingle Shell, Saddle Oyster - Anomia trigonopsis

False Oyster, Jingle Shell, Saddle Oyster (Bivalve (two-shelled). Currently shown as a single valve; thin, translucent, ...

Pipi, Goolwa cockle, or Australian Beach Clam - Donax deltoides

Pipi, Goolwa cockle, or Australian Beach Clam (Bivalve (Single valve present); Wedge-shaped or triangular)

Pipi, Surf Clam (also known as the Goolwa Cockle or Wedge Shell) - Donax deltoides

Pipi, Surf Clam (also known as the Goolwa Cockle or Wedge Shell) (Bivalve (Single valve present in image). Shape: Triang...

Pipi, Austral Donax, Goolwa cockle - Donax deltoides

Pipi, Austral Donax, Goolwa cockle (Bivalve (Single valve present); Wedge-shaped/Triangular)

Flat Oyster, mud oyster, or native oyster fragment - Ostrea angasi (Confidence: High)

Flat Oyster, mud oyster, or native oyster fragment (Bivalve; this specimen is a single valve fragment, likely the upper ...

Window-pane Oyster (also known as the Saddle Oyster or Jingle Shell) - Placuna placenta (Most Likely Species - Confidence 85%)

Window-pane Oyster (also known as the Saddle Oyster or Jingle Shell) (Bivalve (Clam/Two-shelled); this specimen is a sin...

Sydney Rock Oyster (fragmented), Common Rock Oyster - Saccostrea glomerata (Confidence: 85% based on location and shell morphology)

Sydney Rock Oyster (fragmented), Common Rock Oyster (Bivalve (fragment); specifically an irregular, thickened valve shar...

Thorny Oyster (fragment), Spondylus, Spiny Oyster - Spondylus cf. squamosus (90% confidence based on regional prevalence)

Thorny Oyster (fragment), Spondylus, Spiny Oyster (Bivalve (fragment); specifically an irregular, heavily calcified sect...

Common Rose Murex (Weathered Juvenile/Fragment), Winged Murex - Chicoreus (Triplex) torrefactus or Murex sp. (Confidence: 85% for Muricidae family)

Common Rose Murex (Weathered Juvenile/Fragment), Winged Murex (Gastropod (Univalve); specifically a weathered fragment o...

Fragmented Murex or Rock Shell (possibly False Wing Murex) - Pterochelus acanthopterus (likely based on regional probability and remnant wing shape)

Fragmented Murex or Rock Shell (possibly False Wing Murex) (Gastropod (univalve); Fragmented specimen showing remnant of...

Rock Oyster - Saccostrea glomerata (Sydney Rock Oyster)

Rock Oyster (Bivalve (Single valve fragment); Irregular/Ovate shape)

Sydney Rock Oyster (also known as the Rock Oyster or Cupped Oyster) - Saccostrea glomerata

Sydney Rock Oyster (also known as the Rock Oyster or Cupped Oyster) (Bivalve (Two-shelled); this specimen is a solitary ...

Rock Oyster (also known as the Sydney Rock Oyster or Common Oyster) - Saccostrea glomerata (Confidence: High based on location and morphology)

Rock Oyster (also known as the Sydney Rock Oyster or Common Oyster) (Bivalve (Two-shelled); this specimen appears to be ...

Lined Bubble Shell (also known as the Rose-Petal Bubble) - Bullina lineata

Lined Bubble Shell (also known as the Rose-Petal Bubble) (Gastropod (Univalve); specifically a Cephalaspidea or 'Headshi...

Dog Whelk (also known as the Mulberry Whelk or Drill) - Tenguella marginalba (formerly Morula marginalba)

Dog Whelk (also known as the Mulberry Whelk or Drill) (Gastropod; specifically a rock snail. This specimen is a beach-wo...

Dog Whelk (also known as the Dog Bivalve-mimic or Mud Snail) - Nassarius dorsatus (Confidence: High, based on local Brisbane beach occurrence)

Dog Whelk (also known as the Dog Bivalve-mimic or Mud Snail) (Gastropod (univalve); Spiral/Ovates shape. This specimen i...

Pumice Stone (Often mistaken for shell or coral) - Non-biological (Volcanic rock)

Pumice Stone (Often mistaken for shell or coral) (Geological specimen (Igneous rock). Note: This is an beach-worn volcan...

Pumice (Volcanic Rock often mistaken for shell or coral) - Not a biological species (Igneous Volcanic Rock)

Pumice (Volcanic Rock often mistaken for shell or coral) (Not a shell; this is a fragment of Pumice, a volcanic rock for...

Pumice (Volcanic Rock - Not a Shell) - N/A (Igneous Rock)

Pumice (Volcanic Rock - Not a Shell) (None (Volcanic Rock); Not a biological shell. It is a highly vesicular (porous) vo...

Eroded Nerite (Fragment), bleached Black Nerite fragment - Nerita atramentosa (likely species based on Brisbane locality)

Eroded Nerite (Fragment), bleached Black Nerite fragment (Gastropod (snail/univalve) fragment; specifically an eroded bo...

Leafy Jewel Box (Fragmented), Thorny Oyster fragment - Chama limbula (formerly Chama iostoma)

Leafy Jewel Box (Fragmented), Thorny Oyster fragment (Bivalve; this specimen is a heavily eroded fragment of a single va...

Spondylid hinge fragment (Thorny Oyster / Spiny Oyster) - Spondylus sp. (Confidence: High for genus, Low for species due to erosion)

Spondylid hinge fragment (Thorny Oyster / Spiny Oyster) (Bivalve (fragment of the hinge/umbo region))

Saddle Oyster fragment (also known as a Jingle Shell or Windowpane Oyster fragment) - Most likely Anomia descripta (Confidence: 85% based on location)

Saddle Oyster fragment (also known as a Jingle Shell or Windowpane Oyster fragment) (Bivalve (fragment). Specifically, i...

Common Mussel (Blue Mussel, Edible Mussel) - Mytilus edulis

Common Mussel (Blue Mussel, Edible Mussel) (Bivalve (fragmented valve). Shape is elongated, wedge-like, or pear-shaped (...

Flat-topped Horn Shell (also known as the Hercules Club Wheaten or Mud Creeper) - Zeacumantus diemenensis

Flat-topped Horn Shell (also known as the Hercules Club Wheaten or Mud Creeper) (Gastropod (univalve snail); Pyramidical...

Hairy Mussel (or Bearded Mussel) - Trichomya hirsuta

Hairy Mussel (or Bearded Mussel) (Bivalve (specifically a single valve of a two-shelled mollusk); fan-shaped to wedge-sh...

Baggy Mussel, also known as the Bearded Mussel or Hairy Mussel - Septifer bilocularis (Confidence: 90%)

Baggy Mussel, also known as the Bearded Mussel or Hairy Mussel (Bivalve (clams/two-shelled); this specimen is a single v...

Sydney Rock Oyster (also known as the Rock Oyster) - Saccostrea glomerata

Sydney Rock Oyster (also known as the Rock Oyster) (Bivalve; single valve (likely the upper/right valve). Shape is irreg...

Sydney Rock Oyster (Common Oyster, Sydney Oyster) - Saccostrea glomerata

Sydney Rock Oyster (Common Oyster, Sydney Oyster) (Bivalve; single valve (likely the lower, cupped valve). Irregularly o...

Rock Oyster, also known as the Sydney Rock Oyster or Commercially farmed oyster - Saccostrea glomerata (Confidence: 90% based on locality)

Rock Oyster, also known as the Sydney Rock Oyster or Commercially farmed oyster (Bivalve (specifically a single valve/sh...

Fan Shell, Giant Fan Shell, or Razor Clam fragment - Likely Pinna bicolor or Atrina pectinata (75% confidence based on hinge and radial ribs)

Fan Shell, Giant Fan Shell, or Razor Clam fragment (Bivalve; this specimen is a broken shell fragment representing a por...