The world’s tiniest and least known shells can look like something from a fairy tale!

Western Australian Museum scientists discovered at least 26 new species of these exquisite marine animals off the Kimberley coast.

Listen to this captivating interview with WA Museum’s Dr Lisa Kirkendale on ABC Kimberley Breakfast as she explains what these tiny creatures are, why they are so important, and inspires us to think about the hidden worlds all around us.  
abc.net.au/radio/kimberley/programs/breakfast/micromolluscs/12499040

To see more images, including the new species, view the recent paper published by the Museum’s Aquatic Zoology team. The paper reveals the spectacular diversity of micromolluscs in Western Australia’s remote Kimberley region.  
museum.wa.gov.au/research/records-supplements/records/smaller-molluscs-multi-taxon-survey-2012-2014-shallow-marine-en-

The paper was supported by Woodside Energy as part of a multi-award-winning project undertaken from 2009 to 2014, together with Traditional Custodians in their sea country.

More about marine life of the magnificent Kimberley will be featured in the Wild Life gallery of the new Western Australian Museum when it opens on 21 November.

Media contact:
Flora Perrella
Western Australian Museum
flora.perrella@museum.wa.gov.au