Shellfish database

This database is a list of shell species that have been submitted to the Waikato
Radiocarbon Dating Laboratory in the last 10 yrs. This is not a comprehensive list
of Pacific shell species diets/habitats. Not all species are considered to be
reliable for dating, and reliability may change with habitat conditions.
KEY
AG	Algae grazer
H	Herbivore
SF	Suspension feeder * [recommended]
DF	Deposit feeder
O	Omnivore
C	Carnivore
Class		Family		Species			Diet
GASTROPODS		Patellidae		Cellana sp.			AG
		Turbinidae		Turbo sp.			H
		Neritidae		Nerita sp.			H/O
		Trochinae		Trocus sp.			AG
		Cerithidae		Cerithium sp.			DF
		Turritellidae		Maoricolpus roseus			SF/DF
		Batillariidae		Pyrazus			DF
				Velacumantus (Batillaria)			DF
		Potamididae		Terebralia			DF
				Telescopium			DF
		Littorinidae		Littorina			H/DF
		Stombidae		Strombus sp.			H/O
				Lambis lambis			H/O
		Hipponicidae		Hipponix sp.			DF/SF
		Cypraeidae		Cypraea sp.			O
		Ovulidae		Ovula			C
		Naticidae		Polinices			C
		Cassidae		Cypraecassis			C
				Cassis sp			C
		Bursidae		Bursa sp.			C
		Cymatiidae		Cymatium sp.			C
		Muricidae		Thais sp.			C
				Drupa sp.			C
				Chicoreus sp.			C
				Dicathais textilosa			C
				Morula sp.			C
				Murex permaestus			C
		Turbinellidae		Vasum sp.			C
		Nassariidae		Nassarius sp.			C/H
		Melongenidae		Syrinx			C
		Volutidae		Melo			C
		Harpidae		Harpa sp.			C
		Mitridae		Mitra sp.			C
		Architectonicidae		Heliacus sp.			C
		Conidae		Conus sp.			C
		Pyramidellidae		Hydrobia ulvae			C
PULMONATA		Siphonariidae		Siphonaria sp.			H
BIVALVES		Mytilidae		Brachidontes rostratus			SF
				Austromytilis rostratus			SF
				Mytilus sp.			SF
				Perna canaliculus			SF
		Arcidae		Arca			SF
				Barbatia			SF
				Anadara			SF
				Trisodos			SF
		Glycymerididae		Glycymeris Laticostata			SF
		Pteriidae		Pinctada (Pearl oyster)			SF
		Isognomonidae		Isognomon sp.			SF
		Pinnidae		Pinna			SF
		Ostreidae		Oysters			SF
		Crassostreinae		Saccostrea			SF
		Pectinidae		Scallops			SF
				Pecten fumatus			SF
		Spondylidae		Spondylsus sp.			SF
		Chamidae		Chama sp.			SF
				Chama pacifica			SF
				Chama ruderalis			SF
		Lucinidae					SF
		Cardiidae		Cockles			SF
		Tridacnidae		Tridacna gigas			SF
				Hippopus hippopus			SF
		Mactridae		Spisula sp.			SF/DF
				Mactra sp.			SF
		Mesodesmatidae		Paphies			SF
				Anapella ap.			SF
		Tellinidae		Tellina sp.			SF/DF
				Macomona liliana			SF
		Psammobiidae		Asaphis violescens			DF
		Trapeziidae		Trapezium sp.			SF
		Corbiculidae		Polymesoda sp.			SF
		Veneridae		Periglypta			SF
				Venus			SF
				Dosina			SF
				Gafrarium tumidum			SF
				Marcia sp.			SF
				Meretrix			SF
				Clementia papyracea			SF
				Circe sp.			SF
				Eumarcia			SF
				Pitar sp.			SF
				Placamen sp.			SF
				Katylesia sp			SF
				Tapes sp.			SF