Adams Beach, Bridport
Geographic information

This locality is in TAS (N), in the general area of Bridport, and at latitude 40.9785 (S), longitude 147.3757 (E). Its location (to the nearest 10 km) is shown on the map below. This location lies within the Boags bioregion.

Species recorded from this locality

The list below shows the species, listed in taxonomic order, for which there are records from this locality in the database underlying these web-pages. Doubtful records have been excluded. Sources are as follows: SJG - Simon Grove records; TMAG - Tasmanian Museum accesssions; QVMAG - Queen Victoria Museum accessions; MHR - Margaret Richmond records; TMNA - Tasmanian Marine Naturalists Association records; OTHER - other sources.

Glycymeris striatularis (common dog-cockle) (MHR)

Brachidontes erosus (eroded beaked-mussel) (MHR)

Modiolus albicostatus (white-sided horse-mussel) (MHR)

Modiolus areolatus (bearded horse-mussel) (MHR)

Musculus impactus (nesting mussel) (MHR)

Ostrea angasi (common mud-oyster) (MHR)

Mimachlamys asperrima (doughboy scallop) (MHR)

Notochlamys hexactes (Tasmanian scallop) (MHR)

Pecten fumatus (king scallop) (MHR)

Vulsella spongiarum (common sponge-finger) (MHR)

Neotrigonia margaritacea (pearly brooch-shell) (MHR)

Panopea australis (southern gaper) (MHR)

Periploma angasi (Angas’ lantern-shell) (MHR)

Fulvia tenuicostata (thin-ribbed cockle) (MHR)

Lutraria rhynchaena (common otter-shell) (MHR)

Mactra antecedens (oval trough-shell) (MHR)

Mactra pura (white trough-shell) (MHR)

Mactra rufescens (reddish trough-shell) (MHR)

Anapella cycladea (smooth-toothed triangle) (MHR)

Paphies elongata (elongate wedge-shell) (MHR)

Paphies erycinaea (eryx wedge-shell) (MHR)

Soletellina biradiata (double-rayed sunset-shell) (MHR)

Macomona deltoidalis (triangular tellin) (MHR)

Tellinella albinella (white tellin) (MHR)

Placamen placidum (placid venus) (MHR)

Tawera gallinula (feathered venus) (MHR)

Tawera lagopus (banded venus) (MHR)

Dosinia caerulea (blue-tinged dosinia) (MHR)

Dosinia crocea (yellowish dosinia) (MHR)

Katelysia scalarina (stepped venus) (MHR)

Venerupis galactites (milk-stone venus) (MHR)

Sepia braggi (Bragg’s cuttlefish) (SJG)

Sepia hedleyi (Hedley’s cuttlefish) (SJG)

Patelloida alticostata (tall-ribbed limpet) (MHR)

Patelloida insignis (Maltese-cross limpet) (MHR)

Cellana solida (orange-edged limpet) (MHR)

Scutellastra chapmani (Chapman’s limpet) (MHR)

Phasianella australis (painted-lady pheasant-shell) (MHR)

Amblychilepas javanicensis (rayed keyhole-limpet) (MHR)

Macroschisma tasmaniae (Tasmanian keyhole-limpet) (MHR)

Thalotia conica (conical kelp-shell) (MHR)

Chlorodiloma odontis (chequered top-shell) (MHR)

Diloma concamerata (tessellated top-shell) (MHR)

Bankivia fasciata (banded kelp-shell) (MHR)

Astralium aureum (golden star-shell) (MHR)

Turbo undulatus (wavy turban) (MHR)

Batillariella estuarina (estuarine mud-creeper) (MHR)

Velacumantus australis (southern mud-creeper) (MHR)

Cacozeliana granaria (grainy creeper) (MHR)

Calyptraea calyptraeformis (common shelf-limpet) (MHR)

Opalia granosa (grainy wentletrap) (MHR)

Janthina janthina (common violet-snail) (MHR)

Bembicium nanum (striped conniwink) (MHR)

Polinices conica (conical sand-snail) (MHR)

Antisabia foliacea (leafy bonnet-limpet) (MHR)

Hipponix australis (southern bonnet-limpet) (MHR)

Fusinus undulatus (wavy spindle-shell) (MHR)

Guraleus mitralis (mitre-like false-turrid) (MHR)

Cupidoliva nympha (nymph olive) (MHR)

Salinator fragilis (fragile air-breather) (MHR)

Siphonaria diemenensis (common siphon-shell) (MHR)

Siphonaria funiculata (corded siphon-shell) (MHR)




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Information and disclaimer: The web-pages on this web-site are generated from an underlying database. These can be cited as Grove, S.J. (2011). A Guide to the Seashells and other Marine Molluscs of Tasmania web-site and database respectively. Whilst great care is taken to accurately identify specimens featured on this web-site and to allocate all records to the most appropriate taxonomic names available, no guarantee is offered that all identifications are accurate, nor that the taxa to which they have been allocated are currently valid. Commentaries on habitat, distribution and biology are also subject to change as new information comes to light. If you have any enquiries, or any comments that will help improve the content or appearance of these pages, then please follow the links from 'contact' on the left-hand panel.

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