Ansons Bay (unlocalised)
Geographic information

This locality is in TAS (E), in the general area of Ansons, and at latitude 41.0403 (S), longitude 148.2674 (E). Its location (to the nearest 10 km) is shown on the map below. This location lies within the Freycinet 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.

Cosa pectinata (combed cosa) (TMAG)

Micromytilus crenatuliferus (scalloped micromussel) (TMAG)

Notomytilus ruber (reddish micromussel) (TMAG)

Austromytilus rostratus (common beaked-mussel) (TMAG)

Mytilus galloprovincialis planulatus (blue mussel) (TMAG)

Pholas australasiae (Australian angel-wing) (TMAG)

Laternula rostrata (Tasmanian lantern-shell) (TMAG)

Condylocardia limaeformis (file-like condyl-clam) (TMAG)

Condylocardia pectinata (combed condyl-clam) (TMAG)

Condylocardia rectangularis (rectangular condyl-clam) (TMAG)

Condylocuna projecta (projecting condyl-clam) (TMAG)

Cuna concentrica (concentric condyl-clam) (TMAG)

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

Gaimardia rostellata (rose-rayed arc-mussel) (TMAG)

Legrandina bernardi (Bernard’s legrandina) (TMAG)

Lasaea australis (southern lasaea) (TMAG)

Mysella anomala (unusual lepton) (TMAG)

Mysella donaciformis (wedge-shaped lepton) (TMAG)

Mysella lactea (milky lepton) (TMAG)

Spisula trigonella (triangular trough-shell) (TMAG)

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

Macomona deltoidalis (triangular tellin) (TMAG)

Eumarcia fumigata (smoky venus) (TMAG)

Irus crenatus (scaly boring-venus) (TMAG)

Irus griseus (Tasmanian boring-venus) (TMAG)

Katelysia scalarina (stepped venus) (TMAG)

Venerupis anomala (little bean venus) (TMAG)

Venerupis largillierti (New Zealand venus) (TMAG)

Cellana solida (orange-edged limpet) (TMAG)

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

Incisura remota (remote slit-shell) (TMAG)

Scissurella ornata (ornate slit-shell) (TMAG)

Sinezona beddomei (Beddome’s slit-shell) (TMAG)

Austrocochlea porcata (striped top-shell) (TMAG)

Diloma concamerata (tessellated top-shell) (TMAG)

Clanculus plebejus (people’s top-shell) (TMAG)

Phasianotrochus eximius (choice kelp-shell) (TMAG)

Argalista rosea (rosy argalista) (TMAG)

Brookula crebresculpta (engraved false-top-shell) (TMAG, MHR)

Liotella annulata (ringed false-top-shell) (TMAG)

Liotella johnstoni (Johnston’s false-top-shell) (TMAG)

Lodderena minima (smallest false-top-shell) (TMAG)

Zalipais inscriptum (inscribed false-top-shell) (TMAG)

Plesiotrochus monachus (common monk-shell) (TMAG)

Batillariella estuarina (estuarine mud-creeper) (TMAG)

Zeacumantus diemenensis (common mud-creeper) (TMAG)

Eatoniella atrella (dark eaton-shell) (TMAG)

Eatoniella depressa (flattened eaton-shell) (TMAG)

Eatoniella galbinia (yellowish eaton-shell) (TMAG)

Eatoniella pellucida (transparent eaton-shell) (TMAG)

Eatoniella shepherdi (Shepherd’s eaton-shell) (TMAG)

Notocypraea angustata (brown cowrie) (TMAG)

Bembicium melanostoma (black-mouth conniwink) (TMAG)

Laevilitorina mariae (Maria’s winkle) (TMAG)

Rufolacuna bruniensis (Bruny winkle) (TMAG)

Eunaticina umbilicata (umbilicated sand-snail) (TMAG)

Polinices conica (conical sand-snail) (TMAG)

Anabathron contabulatum (boarded false rice-shell) (TMAG)

Badepigrus pupoides (chrysalis-like false rice-shell) (TMAG)

Microdryas iravadioides (irawaddy-like false rice-shell) (TMAG)

Pisinna approxima (approximate false rice-shell) (TMAG)

Pisinna circumlabra (circumlabra false rice-shell) (TMAG)

Pisinna dubitabilis (doubtful false rice-shell) (TMAG)

Pisinna labrotoma (labrotoma false rice-shell) (TMAG)

Hydrococcus brazieri (Brazier’s hydrococcus) (TMAG)

Alvania strangei (Strange’s rice-shell) (TMAG)

Lironoba layardi (Layard’s rice-shell) (TMAG)

Merelina cheilostoma (lipped rice-shell) (TMAG)

Onoba agnewi (Agnew’s rice-shell) (TMAG)

Onoba australiae (Australian rice-shell) (TMAG)

Rissoina fasciata (banded rice-shell) (TMAG)

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

Sassia verrucosa (warted rock-whelk) (TMAG)

Zaclys semilaevis (semi-smooth false-creeper) (TMAG)

Cominella lineolata (lined whelk) (TMAG)

Nassarius pauperatus (impoverished dog-whelk) (TMAG)

Cystiscus angasi (Angas’ margin-shell) (TMAG)

Bedeva paivae (mussel drill) (TMAG)

Odostomia diaphana (transparent pyramid-shell) (TMAG)

Odostomia occultidens (hidden-toothed pyramid-shell) (TMAG)

Koloonella micra (minute pyramid-shell) (TMAG)

Philine angasi (Angas’ bubble-shell) (TMAG)

Archidoris wellingtonensis (Wellington sea-lemon) (TMAG)

Salinator fragilis (fragile air-breather) (TMAG)

Siphonaria funiculata (corded siphon-shell) (TMAG)




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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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