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In addition to the species illustrated, the following are known from NSW:

Strombus erythrinus Dillwyn, 1817 Indo-West Pacific. In Australia, from Torres Strait to Moreton Bay, Queensland. In NSW, one fossil specimen from Sydney Harbour, from dredge Triton.

Strombus labiatus (Röding, 1798) Indo-West Pacific. In Australia, from Darwin, NT, to Moreton Bay, Queensland. In NSW, one fossil shell from Sydney Harbour, from dredge Triton. This was named Canarium otiolum Iredale, 1931.

Strombus plicatus (Röding, 1798) Indo-West Pacific. In Australia, from North West Shelf, WA, to Fraser Island, Queensland. In NSW, one fossil specimen from Sydney Harbour, from dredge Triton, recorded by Iredale and McMichael (1962) as Conomurex pulchella (Reeve, 1851).

Strombus vittatus Linnaeus, 1758 Indo-West Pacific. In Australia, from Shark Bay, WA, to Moreton Bay, Queensland. In NSW, one fossil specimen from Sydney Harbour, from dredge Triton.

Strombus vomer (Röding, 1798) Indo-West Pacific. In Australia, from Fremantle, WA, to Northern Territory, and Queensland. In NSW, one lot of fossil shells from Sydney Harbour, from dredge Triton. These were named Euprotomus donnellyi Iredale, 1931.

 

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