Sea Shells, Sea Slugs, Octopuses & allies (Mollusca)

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23 Apr 2025

We are super proud to welcome Edgar McNamara @edgarmcnamara to the team!Edgar joins NatureMapr as Junior Platform Engineer and will play a critical role in supporting the platform and our valued custo...


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Platform wide attribute changes

New Feature: Moderator Quick Responses!

New priority species lists in the ACT

NatureMapr now receives more records in NSW than ACT

Discussion

Jennyncmg wrote:
12 Mar 2025
I think it is Haliotis brazieri but this is not on the drop down

Unverified 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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