Sea Shells, Sea Slugs, Octopuses & allies (Mollusca)
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16 Mar 2025
Hello NatureMaprs!Three new priority species lists of exotic freshwater and terrestrial invertebrates, and vertebrates in the ACT have been added to NatureMapr. Uploading records of these species to N...
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Discussion
Jennyncmg
wrote:
12 Mar 2025
I think it is Haliotis brazieri but this is not on the drop down
Unidentified Sea Snail or Limpet (Gastropoda)
Jimbobo
wrote:
6 Mar 2025
Maori Octopus to my eye. Dark Rust colouration and it appears to have diagnostic finger like papillae on mantle. But hard to be 100% certain.
Octopus maorum
Jimbobo
wrote:
6 Mar 2025
Eye colour is not a reliable diagnostic. Ref- https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/journal/jimbobo
Octopus tetricus
Jennyncmg
wrote:
6 Mar 2025
I didn't think the underside of the arms were orange enough to be O tetricus but maybe they are more variable
Octopus tetricus
Jimbobo
wrote:
6 Mar 2025
Juvenile Calamari Squid. Pygmy Squid are tiny, less than 2cm long and only have small fin flaps near end of mantle.
Sepioteuthis australis
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