Appendix 2

Shellfish Resources

Shellfish species found archaeologically and their habitats (after Bourke 2012; Brockwell 2013; Faulkner 2013; Meehan 1982a, but with nomenclature of families and species updated to March 2025 by Richard Willan).

* Species eaten by Gu-jingarliya between July 1972 and July 1973 (Meehan, 1982a, 179–81).

Family Species Gu-jingarliya name Habitat
Arcidae Tegillarca granosa* Ngandipurdurda Littoral sand and mud
Trisidos sp. - Sublittoral sand
Cyrenoididae Geloina erosa* An-bambula; An-gailitja Mangrove mud
Ellobiidae Cassidula angulifera Rrarramunbar, Belminbar Mangrove mud (Rhizophora/Bruguiera)
Mactridae Mactra abbreviata* Mu-ralkara Sublittoral sand
Melongenidae Volegalea cochlidium* (syn. Volegalea wardiana)* An-jalabaykarda  Sand and mud in shallow water
Mesodesmatidae   Coecella horsfieldii - Intertidal coarse sand
Mytilidae Modiolus proclivis Ngalpur Sand and mud in shallow water/estuaries
Nassariidae Nassarius dorsatus An-ganena Sandy mudflats
Naticidae Neverita didyma* An-jiderda, Rang-go, ngulkiyarra Sandy mudflats
Neritidae Nerita balteata* Ana-jima Middle intertidal zone of mangroves
Ostreidae Saccostrea scyphophilla* An-guljuraba Mid-intertidal rocks
Potamididae
 
Cerithidea anticipata Rrarramunbar, Belminbar Shallow mud/mangrove roots (Avicennia, Bruguiera)
Telescopium Telescopium* Nornda Mangroves (Rhizophora)
Terebralia palustris* Ana-mula an-ika Mangroves (Avicennia, Bruguiera, Ceriops)
Tellinidae Tellina sp. An-demburela Littoral sands and muds
Turbinellidae Syrinx aruana* An-jalabaykarda Sublittoral/intertidal zone
Veneridae
 
Dosinia sp.* An-dirrbula Sandy mudflats
Marcia hiantina* Diyama Littoral sand and mudflats
Placamen sp. An-dirrbula Sublittoral sand
Volutidae Melo amphora*  An-gujawiya                            Sandy mudflats
Cymbiola flavicans* Ana-jirralanggula Sandy mudflats