Alum Cliffs, Taroona
Geographic information

This locality is in TAS (S), in the general area of Taroona, and at latitude 42.9594 (S), longitude 147.3427 (E). Its location (to the nearest 10 km) is shown on the map below. This location lies within the Bruny 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.

Chiton glaucus (green chiton) (SJG)

Sypharochiton pelliserpentis (snakeskin chiton) (SJG)

Ischnochiton australis (southern chiton) (SJG)

Barbatia reticulata (scaly ark-shell) (SJG)

Glycymeris striatularis (common dog-cockle) (SJG)

Notomytilus ruber (reddish micromussel) (OTHER)

Limaria orientalis (oriental file-shell) (SJG)

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

Musculus impactus (nesting mussel) (SJG, OTHER)

Mytilus galloprovincialis planulatus (blue mussel) (OTHER)

Ostrea angasi (common mud-oyster) (OTHER)

Equichlamys bifrons (queen scallop) (SJG)

Mimachlamys asperrima (doughboy scallop) (SJG, OTHER)

Pecten fumatus (king scallop) (SJG)

Electroma georgiana (common butterfly-shell) (OTHER)

Neotrigonia margaritacea (pearly brooch-shell) (SJG)

Hiatella australis (southern crypt-dweller) (OTHER)

Cleidothaerus albidus (white rock-clam) (SJG)

Myadora complexa (complex myadora) (SJG)

Fulvia tenuicostata (thin-ribbed cockle) (SJG)

Pratulum thetidis (thetis cockle) (SJG)

Cardita excavata (excavated false-cockle) (SJG, OTHER)

Venericardia bimaculata (splashed false-cockle) (SJG)

Condylocardia notoaustralis (non-southern condyl-clam) (OTHER)

Condylocardia pectinata (combed condyl-clam) (OTHER)

Cuna concentrica (concentric condyl-clam) (SJG)

Cuna delta (triangle condyl-clam) (SJG)

Ovacuna atkinsoni (Atkinson’s condyl-clam) (SJG)

Cyamiomactra mactroides (trough-like bean-shell) (SJG)

Gaimardia tasmanica (Tasmanian arc-mussel) (SJG)

Lasaea australis (southern lasaea) (SJG, OTHER)

Mysella donaciformis (wedge-shaped lepton) (SJG)

Epicodakia tatei (Tate’s lucine) (SJG)

Wallucina assimilis (common mud-lucine) (SJG)

Diplodonta tasmanica (Tasmanian globe-shell) (SJG)

Mactra antecedens (oval trough-shell) (SJG)

Mactra rufescens (reddish trough-shell) (SJG)

Spisula trigonella (triangular trough-shell) (SJG)

Paphies erycinaea (eryx wedge-shell) (SJG)

Gari livida (purple sunset-shell) (SJG)

Circomphalus disjecta (wedding-cake venus) (SJG)

Placamen placidum (placid venus) (SJG, OTHER)

Tawera gallinula (feathered venus) (SJG, OTHER)

Timoclea cardioides (cockle-like venus) (SJG)

Dosinia caerulea (blue-tinged dosinia) (SJG)

Irus carditoides (cardita-like boring-venus) (SJG, OTHER)

Irus griseus (Tasmanian boring-venus) (SJG)

Katelysia rhytiphora (ridged venus) (SJG)

Venerupis anomala (little bean venus) (SJG)

Venerupis largillierti (New Zealand venus) (SJG, OTHER)

Eoacmaea calamus (delicate limpet) (OTHER)

Lottia mixta (mixed limpet) (SJG)

Notoacmea corrodenda (corroding limpet) (SJG)

Notoacmea flammea (flame limpet) (SJG)

Notoacmea mayi (May’s limpet) (SJG)

Tricolia rosea (rosy pheasant-shell) (OTHER)

Haliotis rubra (blacklip abalone) (SJG)

Emarginula candida (white notch-limpet) (SJG)

Montfortula rugosa (rough notch-limpet) (SJG)

Scutus antipodes (common elephant-snail) (SJG)

Amblychilepas nigrita (black keyhole-limpet) (OTHER)

Macroschisma tasmaniae (Tasmanian keyhole-limpet) (SJG, OTHER)

Astele armillatum (jewelled top-shell) (OTHER)

Cantharidella tiberiana (tiberian kelp-shell) (OTHER)

Fossarina legrandi (Legrand’s fossarina) (SJG)

Diloma concamerata (tessellated top-shell) (SJG)

Clanculus aloysii (Saint Aloysius’ top-shell) (OTHER)

Clanculus flagellatus (flamed top-shell) (SJG)

Clanculus limbatus (keeled top-shell) (SJG, OTHER)

Clanculus plebejus (people’s top-shell) (SJG, OTHER)

Clanculus undatus (wavy top-shell) (SJG)

Phasianotrochus eximius (choice kelp-shell) (SJG)

Phasianotrochus irisodontes (rainbow kelp-shell) (OTHER)

Cirsonella weldii (Weld’s false-top-shell) (SJG)

Astralium aureum (golden star-shell) (SJG)

Plesiotrochus monachus (common monk-shell) (OTHER)

Cacozeliana granaria (grainy creeper) (SJG, OTHER)

Alaba monile (spotted alaba) (SJG, OTHER)

Gazameda tasmanica (Tasmanian screw-shell) (SJG)

Maoricolpus roseus (New Zealand screw-shell) (SJG)

Calyptraea calyptraeformis (common shelf-limpet) (SJG)

Crassitoniella erratica (erratic eaton-shell) (SJG, OTHER)

Eatoniella melanochroma (blackish eaton-shell) (SJG, OTHER)

Notocypraea comptoni (Compton’s cowrie) (SJG)

Epitonium jukesianum (Jukes’ wentletrap) (SJG, OTHER)

Bembicium auratum (estuarine conniwink) (SJG)

Bembicium nanum (striped conniwink) (SJG)

Laevilitorina mariae (Maria’s winkle) (SJG, OTHER)

Afrolittorina praetermissa (checkered australwink) (SJG)

Risellopsis mutabilis (variable-shaped winkle) (SJG)

Amphithalamus obesus (fat rice-shell) (SJG)

Badepigrus badius (dark brown false rice-shell) (SJG)

Pisinna frenchiensis (French false rice-shell) (SJG)

Pisinna kershawi (Kershaw’s false rice-shell) (SJG)

Lironoba australis (southern rice-shell) (SJG)

Merelina cheilostoma (lipped rice-shell) (SJG)

Onoba rubicunda (ruddy rice-shell) (SJG)

Rissoina elegantula (elegant rice-shell) (SJG)

Rissoina fasciata (banded rice-shell) (SJG)

Cabestana spengleri (Spengler’s rock-whelk) (SJG)

Cabestana tabulata (Waterhouse’s rock-whelk) (SJG)

Sassia verrucosa (warted rock-whelk) (OTHER)

Argobuccinum pustulosum (flag triton) (SJG)

Ranella australasia australasia (Australasian rock-whelk) (SJG)

Semicassis semigranosum (half-grained helmet) (SJG)

Seila albosutura (white-mouthed false-creeper) (SJG)

Aclophoropsis festiva (festive sinistral-creeper) (SJG)

Hedleytriphora fasciata (banded sinistral-creeper) (SJG)

Hipponix australis (southern bonnet-limpet) (SJG)

Petaloconchus caperatus (captured worm-shell) (SJG)

Tasmeuthria clarkei (Clarke’s whelk) (SJG)

Penion mandarinus (mandarin whelk) (SJG)

Penion maximus (great whelk) (SJG)

Cumia mestayerae (Mestayer’s whelk) (SJG)

Anachis atkinsoni (Atkinson’s dove-shell) (SJG, OTHER)

Anachis interrupta (interrupted dove-shell) (OTHER)

Mitrella leucostoma (white-mouthed dove-shell) (OTHER)

Pseudamycla miltostoma (milky-mouthed dove-shell) (SJG, OTHER)

Pleuroploca australasia (Australian tulip-shell) (SJG, OTHER)

Fusinus novaehollandiae (New Holland spindle-shell) (SJG)

Nassarius nigellus (little dog-whelk) (OTHER)

Conus anemone (anemone cone) (SJG)

Guraleus incrustus (incrusted false-turrid) (SJG)

Guraleus pictus (painted false-turrid) (SJG)

Guraleus tasmanicus (Tasmanian false-turrid) (SJG)

Austrodrillia beraudiana (Beraud’s turrid) (SJG)

Austromitra analogica (analog ribbed-mitre) (OTHER)

Cystiscus angasi (Angas’ margin-shell) (SJG, OTHER)

Austroginella formicula (ant-like margin-shell) (SJG)

Mesoginella turbinata (top-shaped margin-shell) (SJG)

Mitra badia (dark brown mitre) (SJG)

Mitra glabra (smooth mitre) (SJG)

Agnewia tritoniformis (triton-like rock-shell) (SJG)

Dicathais orbita (common cartrut-shell) (SJG)

Phycothais reticulata (knobbly rock-shell) (SJG)

Litozamia brazieri (Brazier’s trophon) (SJG, OTHER)

Litozamia petterdi (Petterd’s trophon) (SJG)

Prototyphis angasi (Angas’ murex) (SJG)

Amoria undulata (wavy volute) (SJG)

Ericusa sowerbyi (Sowerby’s volute) (SJG)

Belloliva leucozona (white-zoned olive) (SJG)

Amalda marginata (margined olive) (SJG)

Philippia lutea (yellow sundial-shell) (SJG)

Miralda suprasculpta (etched pyramid-shell) (SJG)

Odostomia deplexa (unwoven pyramid-shell) (SJG)

Odostomia mayii (May’s pyramid-shell) (SJG)

Puposyrnola tasmanica (common pyramid-shell) (SJG)

Turbonilla acicularis (needle-like pyramid-shell) (SJG)

Turbonilla mariae (Maria’s pyramid-shell) (SJG)

Turbonilla tasmanica (Tasmanian pyramid-shell) (SJG)

Adamnestia arachis (spireless peanut-shell) (SJG)

Retusa pelyx (bowl canoe-shell) (SJG)

Siphonaria tasmanica (blue siphon-shell) (SJG)

Marinula parva (small air-breather) (SJG)

Marinula xanthostoma (delicate air-breather) (SJG)




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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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