• Molluscs
  • Molluscs
    • Overview of molluscs - Phylum Mollusca
    • Non-marine Molluscs
    • Sea Slug Forum
    • Threatened and endangered land snails
  • Bivalves
    • Bivalve Pulvinitidae
    • Clams, mussels, pipis and oysters - Class Bivalvia
    • Blue mussels
    • Common Pipi
  • Chitons
    • Chitons - Class Polyplacophora
  • Sea Slug Forum
    • Sea Slug Forum
  • Snails and slugs
    • Snails and slugs
    • Sea Slug Forum
    • Elephant Snail
    • Threatened and endangered land snails
    • Zebra Snail
    • Turban Snail
    • Violet Snail
    • Introduced snails in Australia
    • Red Triangle Slug
    • Leopard Slug
    • Non-marine Molluscs
    • Limpets
    • Black Nerites
    • Sydney Mud Whelk
    • Sydney Rock Whelk
    • Sea Hare
    • Blacklip Abalone
    • Little Blue Periwinkle
    • Defensive colour in sea slugs
    • Giant Panda Snail
    • Garden Snail
  • Octopus, squid and cuttlefish
    • Octopus, squid and cuttlefish - Class Cephalopoda
    • Chambered Nautilus
    • Nautilus macromphalus
    • Nautilus pompilius
    • Poison Ocellate Octopus - Octopus mototi
    • White-striped Octopus - Octopus ornatus
    • Pale Octopus - Octopus pallidus
    • Southern Blue-lined Octopus - Hapalochaena fasciata
    • Common Sydney Octopus – Octopus tetricus
    • Spongetip Octopus - Eledone palari
    • Hammer Octopus - Octopus australis
    • Southern Keeled Octopus - Octopus berrima
    • Veined Octopus - Octopus marginatus
    • Slender Cuttlefish – Sepia braggi Verco, 1907
    • Hedley’s cuttlefish – Sepia hedleyi Berry 1918
    • Reaper Cuttlefish – Sepia mestus Gray, 1849
    • Magnificent Cuttlefish – Sepia opipara (Iredale, 1926)
    • Papuan Cuttlefish – Sepia papuensis Hoyle, 1885
    • Mourning Cuttlefish – Sepia plangon Gray, 1849
    • Rosecone Cuttlefish – Sepia rozella (Iredale, 1926)
    • Whitley's Cuttlefish – Sepia whitleyana (Iredale, 1926)
    • Giant Cuttlefish - Sepia apama Gray, 1849
    • Smith's Cuttlefish – Sepia smithi Hoyle, 1885
    • Knifebone cuttlefish – Sepia cultrata Hoyle, 1885
    • Ken's Cuttlefish – Sepia grahami Reid, 2001
    • Ram's Horn Squid – Spirula spirula (Linnaeus, 1758)
    • Southern Giant Squid – Architeuthis sanctipauli
    • Big bottom bobtail squid – Austrorossia australis Berry, 1918
    • Luminous Flying Squid – Eucleoteuthis luminosa Sasaki, 1915
    • Southern Bobtail Squid – Euprymna tasmanica (Pfeffer, 1884)
    • Southern Pygmy Squid – Idiosepius notoides Berry, 1921
    • Joubin's Squid – Joubiniteuthis portiere (Joubin, 1912)
    • Luminous Bay Squid – Loliolus noctiluca Lu, Roper & Tait, 1985
    • Red Arrow Squid – Nototodarus gouldi (McCoy, 1888)
    • Hawaiian Flying Squid – Nototodarus hawaiiensis (Berry, 1912)
    • Pencil Squid – Photololigo etheridgei
    • Southern Bottletail Squid – Sepiadarium austrinum Berry, 1921
    • Striped Pyjama Squid – Sepioloidea lineolata (Quoy and Gaimard, 1832)
    • Southern Calamari Squid – Sepioteuthis australis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
    • Bigfin Reef Squid – Sepioteuthis lessoniana Lesson, 1830
    • Purpleback Flying Squid – Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis (Lesson, 1830)
    • Diamondback Squid – Thysanoteuthis rhombus Troschel, 1857
  • Molluscs in the Australian Museum Collections
    • Australian Museum Malacology Collection
    • Defensive colour in sea slugs
    • Non-marine Molluscs
    • Ken Graham specimens
    • Bivalve Pulvinitidae
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Image Gallery: Mollusc photos

Snails, sea-slugs and squid, although very diverse in appearance and habit, all belong to the Phylum Mollusca. Molluscs also include chitons, clams, mussels, tusk shells and octopus.

Elephant Snail in rock pool

Zebra Snail showing variations in pattern

Garden Snail Cantareus aspersus

Turban Snails on beach

Violet Snail with bubble float

Violet Snails washed ashore

Pair of Red Triangle Slugs

Leopard Slug Limax maximus

Limpets - Cellana tramoserica

A collection of Limpets Cellana tramoserica

Sydney Mud Whelks on beach

Sydney Mud Whelks found in estuaries

Sydney Rock Whelk with eggs

Black Nerite Nerita atramentosa

Black Nerite rock platform

Feeding trails of Black Nerites

Sea Hare Aplysia dactylomela

Pair of Sea Hares

Orange egg ribbon from Sea Hares

Blacklip Abalone Haliotis rubra