Beechford foreshore
Geographic information

This locality is in TAS (N), in the general area of Low Head, and at latitude 41.0242 (S), longitude 146.9449 (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.

Cryptoplax striata (streaky fleshy-chiton) (QVMAG)

Sypharochiton pelliserpentis (snakeskin chiton) (QVMAG)

Callistochiton antiquus (ancient chiton) (QVMAG)

Callochiton crocinus (smooth chiton) (QVMAG)

Ischnochiton elongatus elongatus (lengthened chiton) (QVMAG)

Ischnochiton lineolatus (lined chiton) (QVMAG)

Barbatia metella (metella ark-shell) (MHR)

Barbatia pistachia (hairy ark-shell) (QVMAG, MHR)

Barbatia reticulata (scaly ark-shell) (MHR)

Notomytilus ruber (reddish micromussel) (MHR)

Brachidontes erosus (eroded beaked-mussel) (MHR)

Modiolus areolatus (bearded horse-mussel) (MHR)

Musculus impactus (nesting mussel) (MHR)

Spondylus tenellus (slender thorny-oyster) (MHR)

Hiatella australis (southern crypt-dweller) (MHR)

Cleidothaerus albidus (white rock-clam) (MHR)

Cardita excavata (excavated false-cockle) (MHR)

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

Gaimardia tasmanica (Tasmanian arc-mussel) (MHR)

Lasaea australis (southern lasaea) (MHR)

Myllita auriculata (eared myllita) (MHR)

Myllita tasmanica (Tasmanian myllita) (MHR)

Divalucina cumingi (v-marked lucine) (MHR)

Mactra pura (white trough-shell) (MHR)

Paphies elongata (elongate wedge-shell) (MHR)

Pseudarcopagia botanica (Botany Bay tellin) (MHR)

Placamen placidum (placid venus) (MHR)

Tawera gallinula (feathered venus) (MHR)

Timoclea cardioides (cockle-like venus) (MHR)

Callista diemenensis (Tasmanian callista) (MHR)

Venerupis anomala (little bean venus) (MHR)

Cadulus vincentianus (Vincentian tusk-shell) (MHR)

Hapalochlaena maculosa (southern blue-ringed octopus) (QVMAG)

Eoacmaea calamus (delicate limpet) (MHR)

Patelloida alticostata (tall-ribbed limpet) (MHR)

Patelloida insignis (Maltese-cross limpet) (MHR)

Patelloida latistrigata (lateral-striped limpet) (MHR)

Cellana solida (orange-edged limpet) (MHR)

Scutellastra chapmani (Chapman’s limpet) (MHR)

Phasianella ventricosa (swollen pheasant-shell) (MHR)

Haliotis rubra (blacklip abalone) (MHR)

Haliotis scalaris emmae (Emma’s abalone) (MHR)

Montfortula rugosa (rough notch-limpet) (MHR)

Sinezona atkinsoni (Atkinson’s slit-shell) (MHR)

Sinezona pulchra (beautiful slit-shell) (MHR)

Granata imbricata (tiled top-shell) (MHR)

Munditia subquadrata (squared liotia) (MHR)

Chlorodiloma odontis (chequered top-shell) (MHR)

Austrocochlea constricta (ribbed top-shell) (QVMAG, MHR)

Diloma concamerata (tessellated top-shell) (MHR)

Clanculus flagellatus (flamed top-shell) (TMAG, MHR)

Clanculus limbatus (keeled top-shell) (MHR)

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

Clanculus undatus (wavy top-shell) (TMAG, MHR)

Phasianotrochus irisodontes (rainbow kelp-shell) (MHR)

Argalista rosea (rosy argalista) (MHR)

Liotella compacta (compact false-top-shell) (MHR)

Astralium aureum (golden star-shell) (MHR)

Turbo undulatus (wavy turban) (MHR)

Cacozeliana granaria (grainy creeper) (MHR)

Alaba monile (spotted alaba) (MHR)

Eatoniella melanochroma (blackish eaton-shell) (MHR)

Epitonium jukesianum (Jukes’ wentletrap) (MHR)

Eulima augur (large urchin-snail) (MHR)

Eulima lodderae (Loddera’s urchin-snail) (MHR)

Melanella tenisoni (Tenison’s urchin-snail) (MHR)

Bembicium nanum (striped conniwink) (MHR)

Austrolittorina unifasciata (banded australwink) (MHR)

Anabathron luteofuscus (yellowish false rice-shell) (MHR)

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

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

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

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

Tatea rufilabris (red-lipped hydrobia) (MHR)

Hydrococcus brazieri (Brazier’s hydrococcus) (MHR)

Alvania fasciata (banded rice-shell) (MHR)

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

Lironoba australis (southern rice-shell) (MHR)

Merelina cheilostoma (lipped rice-shell) (MHR)

Rissoina angasi (Angas’ rice-shell) (MHR)

Rissoina elegantula (elegant rice-shell) (MHR)

Rissoina fasciata (banded rice-shell) (MHR)

Circulus harriettae (Harrietta’s glass-shell) (MHR)

Sassia bassi (Bassian rock-whelk) (MHR)

Sassia subdistorta (distorted rock-whelk) (MHR)

Sassia verrucosa (warted rock-whelk) (MHR)

Tubercliopsis dannevigi (Dannevig’s false-creeper) (MHR)

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

Aclophoropsis festiva (festive sinistral-creeper) (MHR)

Brucetriphora granifera (grainy sinistral-creeper) (MHR)

Hedleytriphora fasciata (banded sinistral-creeper) (MHR)

Antisabia foliacea (leafy bonnet-limpet) (MHR)

Hipponix australis (southern bonnet-limpet) (MHR)

Petaloconchus caperatus (captured worm-shell) (MHR)

Serpulorbis sipho (common worm-shell) (MHR)

Cominella eburnea (ivory whelk) (MHR)

Cominella lineolata (lined whelk) (MHR)

Anachis interrupta (interrupted dove-shell) (MHR)

Nassarius nigellus (little dog-whelk) (MHR)

Nassarius pauper (pauper dog-whelk) (MHR)

Etrema bicolor (bicoloured false-turrid) (MHR)

Conus anemone (anemone cone) (MHR)

Guraleus pictus (painted false-turrid) (MHR)

Macteola anomala (anomalous false-turrid) (MHR)

Vexillum australe (southern mitre) (QVMAG)

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

Mesoginella pygmaeoides (pygmy margin-shell) (MHR)

Domiporta strangei (Strange’s mitre) (MHR)

Haustrum vinosum (purple-mouthed rock-shell) (MHR)

Dicathais orbita (common cartrut-shell) (MHR)

Phycothais reticulata (knobbly rock-shell) (MHR)

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

Syrnola aurantiaca (orange-red pyramid-shell) (MHR)

Pyrgiscus fuscus (dusky pyramid-shell) (MHR)

Tornatina exserta (tapered peanut-shell) (MHR)

Retusa pelyx (bowl canoe-shell) (MHR)

Siphonaria diemenensis (common siphon-shell) (QVMAG, MHR)

Marinula xanthostoma (delicate air-breather) (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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