Strawberry Conch (species: Conomurex luhuanus) in Fraser Island (Gaia Guide)
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Conomurex luhuanus
Strawberry Conch


©Anne: Conomurex luhuanus at South Island, Lizard Island Group. Note outer lip is slightly inturned.

©Anne: Conomurex luhuanus as found, covered with sand and algae on sand at low tide, South Island, Lizard Island Group.

©Anne: Conomurex luhuanus as found on the reef flat at Coconut Beach, Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Order Hypsogastropoda
Family Strombidae
Genus Conomurex
Species Conomurex luhuanus

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

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Comments

This shell is a common component of Aboriginal middens on Lizard Island.

by Anne Hoggett

Distribution


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References

  • Lentfer, C.J., M.W. Felgate, R.A. Mills and J. Specht (2014). Human history and palaeoenvironmental change at Site 17, Freshwater Beach, Lizard Island, Northeast Queensland, Australia. Queensland Archaeological Research, 16: 141-164. LIRS catalog number 1757.
  • Mills, R.A. (1992). Aboriginal occupation of Lizard Island, Master of Letters in Cultural Management thesis, University of Sydney. LIRS catalog number 410.
  • Robertson, R. (1981). List of shell-bearing mollusks observed and collected at Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Tryonia, 4: 1-32. LIRS catalog number 403.
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