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Onboard - Tourism Operator's Handbook for the Great Barrier Reef

Protected Shell Species

A number of shell species that live in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park are protected. These must not be collected or interfered with.

Common Name/s or Examples Species Name

Giant Clams

All species in the Family Tridacnidae

Helmet Shell

Cassis cornuta

Giant Triton Shell

Charonia tritonis

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