The following shells are those used by Tasmanian Aboriginal necklace makers who are licenced by the Tasmanian Government to collect the live shellfish for necklace making.
SCHEDULE 4 – PRESCRIBED FISH FOR DEFINITION OF ABORIGINAL ACTIVITY
Shellfish
Common or used name ... Scientific name
1. Banded or Silver Kelp shell ... Bankivia fasciata
2. Banded Periwinkle or Blue and Brown Gulls ... Nodilittorina unifasciata
3. Black Nerite or Black Crow ... Nerita atramentosa
4. Buckies, Pheasant shellor Painted Lady ... Phasianella australis
5. Cats’ teeth or Estuarine Mud Whelk shell ... Batillariella estuarina
6. Cats’ teeth or Variegated and Lined ... Rissoina Rissoina lintea
7. Cats’ teeth or Variegated ... Rissoina Rissoina variegata
8. Conniwink or Dark and YellowButtons ... Bembicium melanostomum
9. Gold-mouth Conniwink ... Bembicium auratum
10. Jewelled Top shell ... Calliostoma armillata
11. King Maireener or Choice Sea-weed shell ... Phasianotrochus eximius
12. Maireener (Pink-tipped Kelp shell) ... Phasianotrochus apicinus
13. Maireener (Rainbow Kelp shell) ... Phasianotrochus irisodontes
14. Mud Whelk shell ... Zeacumantus diemenensis
15. Oat or Dove shells ... Mitrella spp.
16. Otherside Penguins or Pygmy Margin shell ... Mesoginella pygmaeoides
17. Penguin ... Austroginella muscaria
18. Rice or Rye shell ... Truncatella scalarina
19. Striped Dog Whelk ... Nassarius pauperatus
20. Striped-mouth Conniwink or Striped Buttons ... Bembicium nanum
21. Toothies or Toosies ... Marinula xanthostoma
22. Top shell ... Clanculus dunkeri
23. Wedge shell ... Paphies cuneata
24. White Dog Whelk ... Nassarius nigellus
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