A behind-the-scenes look at our Roe Calcarenite fossil collectionPhoto Galleries | Updated 7 years ago Fossil shell which belongs to the extinct species Miltha hamptonensisPhoto by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum Fossil shell which belongs to the extinct species Miltha hamptonensisPhoto by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum Fossil shell which belongs to the extinct species Miltha hamptonensis Photo by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum Fossil shell which belongs to the extinct species Miltha hamptonensis Photo by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum Fossil shell which belongs to the extinct species Miltha hamptonensis Photo by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum Fossil shell which belongs to the extinct species Miltha hamptonensis Photo by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum Fossil shell which belongs to the extinct species Miltha hamptonensis Photo by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum Fossil shells which belong to the extinct species Miltha hamptonensis Photo by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum Fossil shell which belongs to the extinct species Spondylus spondyloides Photo by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum Fossil shell which belongs to the species Chlamys asperrimusPhoto by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum Fossil shell which belongs to the species Chlamys asperrimusPhoto by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum Fossil shell which belongs to the extinct species Spondylus spondyloidesPhoto by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum Fossil shell which belongs to the species Chlamys asperrimus Photo by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum Fossil shells which belong to the species Liratomina adelaidensisPhoto by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum Fossil shell which belongs to the extinct species Spondylus spondyloidesPhoto by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum Fossil shells which belong to the species Sigaretatrema albosuturaPhoto by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum Fossil shells which belong to the living species Diastoma melanioidesPhoto by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum Fossil shells which belong to the living species Diastoma melanioidesPhoto by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum Fossil shells which belong to the living species Campanile symbolicum Photo by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum Fossil shell which belongs to the living species Cassis fimbriata Photo by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum Fossil shell which belongs to the living species Cassis fimbriata Photo by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum Fossil shell which belongs to the extinct species Chicoreus lundeliusae Photo by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum Fossil shell which belongs to the living species Lyria mitraeformis Photo by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum Fossils shells from the Roe PlainsPhoto by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum Fossil shells which belong to the living species Cassis fimbriataPhoto by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum Fossil shell which belongs to the living species Cassis fimbriataPhoto by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum Fossil shell which belongs to the genus Fusinus; family Fasciolariidae, sometimes called tulip shellsPhoto by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum Fossil shell which belongs to the genus Fusinus; family Fasciolariidae, sometimes called tulip shellsPhoto by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum Fossil shells which belong to the living species Conus anemonePhoto by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum Fossil shells which belong to the living species Lyria mitraeformisPhoto by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum Fossil shell which belongs to the living species Campanile symbolicumPhoto by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum The fossiliferous Roe CalcarenitePhoto by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum The fossiliferous Roe CalcarenitePhoto by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum Fossil shell which belongs to the species Chlamys asperrimus Photo by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum Fossil shell which belongs to the extinct species Spondylus spondlyloidesPhoto by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum Fossil shell which belongs to the species Equichlamys bifronsPhoto by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum Fossil shell which belongs to the extinct species Miltha hamptonensisPhoto by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum Fossil shells which belong to the extinct species Miltha hamptonensisPhoto by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum About 3 million years ago the Leeuwin Current flowed strongly, warming the waters along the south-west Australian coast to such an extent that mangroves flourished and corals grew. This warm sea also supported rich molluscan faunas. Nearly 600 species are known from a thin limestone called the Roe Calcarenite which outcrops on the Roe Plains. Because of their recent age about two-thirds of the species are still living today, although some are now found in warmer waters to the north. Through this photo-gallery we invite you to discover fossilised bivalves and gastropods from the Roe Plains that are conserved in our collections. For further information Discover two new gastropod species discovered the last decade in the Roe Plains: a new species of Bothriembryon (described in 2005) and a new species Notocypraea (described in 2011).