Translations:AY Honors/Beachcombing/Answer Key/40/en

6. Western Australia:

• Haliotis (Abalone) – Flat, pearly, rough outside, reef areas.
• Stromb – Thick, spiral, white-pink, tropical.
• Bivalve Clam – Two halves, smooth, white, sandy.
• Turritella – Long, thin spiral, white, deep water.
• Helmet Shell – Large, helmet-shaped, creamy.
• Rock Whelk – Spiral, thick, brown, rocky coasts.
• Tonna – Large, thin, white, washed from reefs.
• Cuttlebone – White, porous, from cuttlefish, not a shell but common.