Tulip and Spindle Shells - Family: Fasciolariidae
Subfamily: Fasciolariinae
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Australian Horse Conch - Australaria australasia
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Australaria tenuitesta
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Polygon Latirus - Latirus polygonus
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Latirus strangei
Subfamily: Fusininae
Distaff Spindle - Fusinus colus
Fusinus consetti
Fusinus salisburyi
Granulifusus consimilis
Granulifusus staminatus
Marmarofusus hedleyi
Nicobar Spindle - Marmarofusus nicobarius
Giant Spindle - Propefusus novaehollandiae (possible occurrence)
Vermeijus palmarium
Subfamily: Peristerninae
Benimakia lanceolata
Fusolatirus sp.
Latirolagena smaragdula
Knobbed Spindle - Nodolatirus nodatus
Nodopelagia brazieri
Australian Peristernia - Peristernia australiensis
Peristernia nassatula
Peristernia reincarnata
Tower Latirus - Turrilatirus turritus
Taxonomy:
Phylum: Mollusca (Molluscs)
> Class: Gastropoda (Gastropods)
> Subclass: Caenogastropoda (Caenogastropods)
> Order: Neogastropoda
> Superfamily: Buccinoidea (True Whelks and Allies)
> Family: Fasciolariidae (Tulip and Spindle Shells)
> Subfamily: Fasciolariinae
> Genus: Australaria
> Species: A. australasia - Australian Horse Conch
> Species: A. tenuitesta
> Genus: Latirus
> Species: L. polygonus - Polygon Latirus
> Species: L. strangei
> Subfamily: Fusininae
> Genus: Fusinus
> Species: F. colus - Distaff Spindle
> Species: F. consetti
> Species: F. salisburyi
> Genus: Granulifusus
> Species: G. consimilis
> Species: G. staminatus
> Genus: Marmarofusus
> Species: M. hedleyi
> Species: M. nicobarius - Nicobar Spindle
> Genus: Propefusus
> Species: P. novaehollandiae - Giant Spindle ^
> Genus: Vermeijus
> Species: V. palmarium
> Subfamily: Peristerninae
> Genus: Benimakia
> Species: B. lanceolata
> Genus: Fusolatirus
> Species: ?
> Genus: Latirolagena
> Species: L. smaragdula
> Genus: Nodolatirus
> Species: N. nodatus - Knobbed Spindle
> Genus: Nodopelagia
> Species: N. brazieri
> Genus: Peristernia
> Species: P. australiensis - Australian Peristernia
> Species: P. nassatula
> Species: P. reincarnata
> Genus: Turrilatirus
> Species: T. turritus - Tower Latirus
^ = possibly
* = likely
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