Saturday, 17 March 2012

SLUGS AND SNAILS OF EASTERN AUSTRALIA

 

 

I saw this book while watching tv one day.I had to buy it!

John Stanisic is Australia’s foremost expert on land snails.

He discovered Crikey Steveirwini in 2009 in NE QLD.Just one of his many finds.

Here are a few pictures of some of my favourite slugs,snails and  shells.

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                Noctepuna poiretiana  

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                 Ponderconcha murphyi

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               Steorra estherlilleyae

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              Fastosarion freycineti

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Australian prism slug grey form and pink form

           Atopos australis

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This is an American Brown Slug.I think this is cool.

           Sarasinula plebeia

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Red-triangle slugs

Triboniophorus graeffei

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Cystopeitidae,cystopelta

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Earshell slug

Testacella haliotidea

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Ivory treesnail shell

Noctepunq cerea

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Border Ranges Treesnail

Posorites turneri

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