Black River Beach (N end)
Geographic information

This locality is in TAS (N), in the general area of Stanley, and at latitude 40.8111 (S), longitude 145.2954 (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.

Ischnochiton australis (southern chiton) (SJG)

Anadara trapezia (mud ark-shell) (SJG, MHR)

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

Glycymeris striatularis (common dog-cockle) (SJG, MHR)

Tucetona flabellata (fan-like dog-cockle) (SJG)

Notomytilus ruber (reddish micromussel) (SJG)

Limatula strangei (Strange’s file-shell) (SJG, MHR)

Limnoperna inconstans (variable mussel) (SJG)

Limnoperna pulex (flea mussel) (SJG)

Gregariella barbata (hairy mussel) (SJG)

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

Modiolus areolatus (bearded horse-mussel) (SJG, MHR)

Musculus alganus (seaweed mussel) (SJG)

Musculus impactus (nesting mussel) (SJG, MHR)

Mytilus galloprovincialis planulatus (blue mussel) (SJG, MHR)

Solamen recens (recent mussel) (SJG)

Crassostrea gigas (Pacific oyster) (SJG)

Ostrea angasi (common mud-oyster) (SJG, MHR)

Equichlamys bifrons (queen scallop) (SJG, MHR)

Mimachlamys asperrima (doughboy scallop) (SJG, MHR)

Notochlamys hexactes (Tasmanian scallop) (SJG, MHR)

Semipallium aktinos (shagreened scallop) (SJG)

Pecten fumatus (king scallop) (SJG, MHR)

Spondylus tenellus (slender thorny-oyster) (SJG, MHR)

Atrina tasmanica (Tasmanian pen-shell) (SJG)

Vulsella spongiarum (common sponge-finger) (SJG)

Electroma georgiana (common butterfly-shell) (SJG)

Neotrigonia margaritacea (pearly brooch-shell) (SJG, MHR)

Hiatella australis (southern crypt-dweller) (SJG)

Panopea australis (southern gaper) (SJG, MHR)

Barnea obturamentum (tongue-shaped angel-wing) (SJG, MHR)

Pholas australasiae (Australian angel-wing) (SJG, MHR)

Humphreyia strangei (Strange’s watering-pot) (SJG)

Myadora brevis (short myadora) (SJG, MHR)

Laternula attenuata (tapered lantern-shell) (SJG)

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

Fulvia tenuicostata (thin-ribbed cockle) (SJG, MHR)

Pratulum thetidis (thetis cockle) (SJG, MHR)

Acrosterigma cygnorum (oblique cockle) (SJG)

Cardita excavata (excavated false-cockle) (SJG)

Carditellopsis elegantula (elegant false-cockle) (SJG)

Venericardia amabilis (likeable false-cockle) (SJG)

Venericardia bimaculata (splashed false-cockle) (SJG)

Venericardia rosulenta (rosy false-cockle) (SJG)

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

Cuna concentrica (concentric condyl-clam) (SJG)

Eucrassatella kingicola (King Island thickshell-clam) (SJG)

Cyamiomactra communis (common bean-shell) (SJG)

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

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

Gaimardia tasmanica (Tasmanian arc-mussel) (SJG)

Anisodonta subalata (flanged anisodonta) (SJG)

Kellia rotunda (rounded lepton) (SJG)

Lasaea australis (southern lasaea) (SJG)

Melliteryx acupuncta (pierced lepton) (SJG)

Myllita auriculata (eared myllita) (SJG)

Myllita tasmanica (Tasmanian myllita) (SJG)

Mysella donaciformis (wedge-shaped lepton) (SJG)

Mysella dromanaensis (Dromana lepton) (SJG)

Epicodakia tatei (Tate’s lucine) (SJG)

Wallucina assimilis (common mud-lucine) (SJG, MHR)

Lutraria rhynchaena (common otter-shell) (SJG)

Mactra antecedens (oval trough-shell) (SJG)

Mactra australis (southern trough-shell) (SJG)

Mactra jacksonensis (Port Jackson trough-shell) (SJG)

Mactra rufescens (reddish trough-shell) (SJG, MHR)

Anapella cycladea (smooth-toothed triangle) (SJG, MHR)

Paphies elongata (elongate wedge-shell) (SJG, MHR)

Paphies erycinaea (eryx wedge-shell) (SJG)

Solen vaginoides (southern razor-shell) (SJG, MHR)

Gari kenyoniana (Kenyon’s sunset-shell) (SJG)

Gari livida (purple sunset-shell) (SJG)

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

Merisca margaritina (pearly tellin) (SJG)

Pseudarcopagia botanica (Botany Bay tellin) (SJG)

Macomona deltoidalis (triangular tellin) (SJG, MHR)

Tellinella albinella (white tellin) (SJG, MHR)

Petricola rubiginosa (ruddy crypt-dweller) (SJG)

Circomphalus disjecta (wedding-cake venus) (SJG, MHR)

Placamen placidum (placid venus) (SJG, MHR)

Tawera gallinula (feathered venus) (SJG, MHR)

Tawera lagopus (banded venus) (SJG, MHR)

Timoclea cardioides (cockle-like venus) (SJG)

Dosinia caerulea (blue-tinged dosinia) (SJG, MHR)

Dosinia crocea (yellowish dosinia) (SJG)

Dosinia grata (grata dosinia) (SJG)

Dosinia victoriae (Victorian dosinia) (SJG)

Callista diemenensis (Tasmanian callista) (SJG, MHR)

Callista kingii (King’s callista) (SJG, MHR)

Eumarcia fumigata (smoky venus) (SJG, MHR)

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

Irus crebrelamellatus (flacky boring-venus) (SJG)

Katelysia scalarina (stepped venus) (SJG, MHR)

Venerupis anomala (little bean venus) (SJG)

Gadila spretus (common tusk-shell) (SJG)

Sepia apama (giant cuttlefish) (SJG)

Sepia novaehollandiae (New Holland cuttlefish) (SJG)

Eoacmaea calamus (delicate limpet) (SJG)

Propilidium tasmanicum (Tasmanian limpet) (SJG)

Lottia mixta (mixed limpet) (SJG)

Notoacmea alta (tall limpet) (SJG)

Notoacmea flammea (flame limpet) (SJG)

Patelloida alticostata (tall-ribbed limpet) (SJG, MHR)

Patelloida insignis (Maltese-cross limpet) (SJG)

Patelloida latistrigata (lateral-striped limpet) (SJG)

Scutellastra peronii (scaly limpet) (SJG)

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

Phasianella ventricosa (swollen pheasant-shell) (SJG, MHR)

Haliotis laevigata (greenlip abalone) (SJG, MHR)

Haliotis rubra (blacklip abalone) (SJG, MHR)

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

Emarginula candida (white notch-limpet) (SJG)

Hemitoma subemarginata (giant notch-limpet) (SJG)

Montfortula rugosa (rough notch-limpet) (SJG)

Scutus antipodes (common elephant-snail) (SJG)

Amblychilepas javanicensis (rayed keyhole-limpet) (SJG)

Macroschisma tasmaniae (Tasmanian keyhole-limpet) (SJG)

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

Sinezona pulchra (beautiful slit-shell) (SJG)

Granata imbricata (tiled top-shell) (SJG, MHR)

Herpetopoma aspersa (speckled top-shell) (SJG)

Munditia mayana (May’s liotia) (SJG)

Munditia subquadrata (squared liotia) (SJG)

Astele armillatum (jewelled top-shell) (SJG, MHR)

Astele subcarinatum (giant top-shell) (SJG)

Calliostoma hedleyi (Hedley’s top-shell) (SJG)

Calliostoma legrandi (Legrand’s top-shell) (SJG)

Cantharidella tiberiana (tiberian kelp-shell) (SJG)

Thalotia conica (conical kelp-shell) (SJG, MHR)

Chlorodiloma adelaidae (Adelaide top-shell) (SJG)

Chlorodiloma odontis (chequered top-shell) (SJG, MHR)

Nanula tasmanica (Tasmanian top-shell) (SJG)

Austrocochlea brevis (short top-shell) (SJG)

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

Diloma concamerata (tessellated top-shell) (SJG, MHR)

Stomatella impertusa (common ear-shell) (SJG)

Clanculus aloysii (Saint Aloysius’ top-shell) (SJG, MHR)

Clanculus flagellatus (flamed top-shell) (SJG)

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

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

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

Notogibbula bicarinata (Cox’s top-shell) (SJG)

Notogibbula lehmanni (Lehmann’s top-shell) (SJG)

Phasianotrochus eximius (choice kelp-shell) (SJG)

Phasianotrochus irisodontes (rainbow kelp-shell) (SJG)

Bankivia fasciata (banded kelp-shell) (SJG, MHR)

Ethminolia probabilis (May’s top-shell) (SJG)

Ethminolia vitiliginea (blotchy top-shell) (SJG)

Spectamen philippensis (Philip Island top-shell) (SJG)

Cirsonella reflecta (reflected false-top-shell) (SJG)

Crossea labiata (lipped false-top-shell) (SJG)

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

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

Astralium aureum (golden star-shell) (SJG, MHR)

Astralium squamiferum (scaly star-shell) (SJG, MHR)

Turbo undulatus (wavy turban) (SJG, MHR)

Plesiotrochus monachus (common monk-shell) (SJG)

Pyrazus ebeninus (Hercules’ club mud-creeper) (SJG)

Zeacumantus diemenensis (common mud-creeper) (SJG, MHR)

Cacozeliana granaria (grainy creeper) (SJG)

Alaba monile (spotted alaba) (SJG)

Pyxipoma weldii (Weld’s worm-shell) (SJG)

Tenagodus australis (southern worm-shell) (SJG, MHR)

Colpospira runcinata (lacerated screw-shell) (SJG)

Gazameda gunnii (Gunn’s screw-shell) (SJG, MHR)

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

Calyptraea calyptraeformis (common shelf-limpet) (SJG, MHR)

Maoricrypta immersa (common slipper-limpet) (SJG)

Notocypraea angustata (brown cowrie) (SJG, MHR)

Notocypraea comptoni (Compton’s cowrie) (SJG)

Notocypraea declivis (freckled cowrie) (SJG)

Notocypraea piperita (peppered cowrie) (SJG)

Epitonium jukesianum (Jukes’ wentletrap) (SJG)

Epitonium minorum (lesser wentletrap) (SJG)

Opalia australis (southern wentletrap) (SJG, MHR)

Opalia granosa (grainy wentletrap) (SJG)

Austrorissopsis consobrina (short aclidid-shell) (SJG)

Eulima augur (large urchin-snail) (SJG)

Hypermastus coxi (Cox’s urchin-snail) (SJG)

Hypermastus mucronatus (pointed-tipped urchin-snail) (SJG)

Bembicium auratum (estuarine conniwink) (SJG, MHR)

Bembicium melanostoma (black-mouth conniwink) (SJG)

Bembicium nanum (striped conniwink) (SJG, MHR)

Laevilitorina mariae (Maria’s winkle) (SJG)

Eunaticina umbilicata (umbilicated sand-snail) (SJG)

Friginatica beddomei (Beddome’s sand-snail) (SJG)

Neverita aulacoglossa (common sand-snail) (SJG, MHR)

Polinices conica (conical sand-snail) (SJG, MHR)

Polinices sordida (dirty sand-snail) (MHR)

Sinum zonale (zoned sinum) (SJG, MHR)

Amphithalamus obesus (fat rice-shell) (SJG)

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

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

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

Pisinna bicolor (bicoloured false rice-shell) (SJG)

Ascorhis victoriae (Victorian hydrobia) (SJG)

Tatea rufilabris (red-lipped hydrobia) (SJG)

Hydrococcus brazieri (Brazier’s hydrococcus) (SJG)

Alvania fasciata (banded rice-shell) (SJG)

Lironoba australis (southern rice-shell) (SJG)

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

Rissoina elegantula (elegant rice-shell) (SJG)

Rissoina fasciata (banded rice-shell) (SJG)

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

Lodderia lodderae (Loddera’s glass-shell) (SJG)

Pseudoliotia micans (reflective glass-shell) (SJG)

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

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

Sassia bassi (Bassian rock-whelk) (SJG)

Sassia eburnea (pink-tipped rock-whelk) (SJG)

Sassia sexcostata (six-ribbed rock-whelk) (SJG)

Sassia subdistorta (distorted rock-whelk) (SJG, MHR)

Sassia verrucosa (warted rock-whelk) (SJG, MHR)

Argobuccinum pustulosum (flag triton) (SJG)

Semicassis pyrum (pear helmet) (SJG, MHR)

Semicassis semigranosum (half-grained helmet) (SJG, MHR)

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

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

Ataxocerithium serotinum (square-mouthed false-creeper) (SJG)

Hedleytriphora fasciata (banded sinistral-creeper) (SJG)

Naricava vincentiana (Vincentian vanikoro) (SJG)

Antisabia foliacea (leafy bonnet-limpet) (SJG)

Hipponix australis (southern bonnet-limpet) (SJG, MHR)

Ellatrivia merces (southern ribbed-cowrie) (SJG)

Petaloconchus caperatus (captured worm-shell) (SJG)

Serpulorbis sipho (common worm-shell) (SJG, MHR)

Cominella eburnea (ivory whelk) (SJG, MHR)

Cominella lineolata (lined whelk) (SJG, MHR)

Tasmeuthria clarkei (Clarke’s whelk) (SJG)

Penion mandarinus (mandarin whelk) (SJG)

Penion maximus (great whelk) (SJG, MHR)

Cumia mestayerae (Mestayer’s whelk) (SJG)

Aesopus cassandra (cassandra dove-shell) (SJG)

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

Anachis lurida (lurid dove-shell) (SJG)

Mitrella austrina (southern dove-shell) (SJG)

Mitrella menkeana (pointed dove-shell) (SJG)

Mitrella semiconvexa (semiconvex dove-shell) (SJG)

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

Zella beddomei (Beddome’s dove-shell) (SJG)

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

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

Fusinus undulatus (wavy spindle-shell) (SJG, MHR)

Nassarius nigellus (little dog-whelk) (SJG)

Nassarius pauper (pauper dog-whelk) (SJG)

Nassarius pauperatus (impoverished dog-whelk) (SJG, MHR)

Nassarius pyrrhus (pyrrhus dog-whelk) (SJG)

Cancellaria granosa (grainy nutmeg-shell) (SJG, MHR)

Cancellaria purpuriformis (grooved nutmeg-shell) (SJG)

Etrema bicolor (bicoloured false-turrid) (SJG)

Etrema denseplicata (densely-ribbed false-turrid) (SJG)

Conus anemone (anemone cone) (SJG, MHR)

Guraleus alucinans (dreaming false-turrid) (SJG)

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

Guraleus pictus (painted false-turrid) (SJG)

Guraleus tasmanicus (Tasmanian false-turrid) (SJG)

Marita compta (margin-like false-turrid) (SJG)

Turrella letourneuxiana (Letourneuxian false-turrid) (SJG)

Duplicaria ustulata (scorched auger) (SJG, MHR)

Austrodrillia beraudiana (Beraud’s turrid) (SJG)

Epidirona philipineri (Philipiner’s turrid) (SJG)

Austromitra analogica (analog ribbed-mitre) (SJG)

Austromitra tasmanica (Tasmanian ribbed-mitre) (SJG)

Vexillum australe (southern mitre) (SJG)

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

Cystiscus subauriculatus (eared margin-shell) (SJG)

Gibberula diplostreptus (two-plaited margin-shell) (SJG)

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

Austroginella muscaria (fly-like margin-shell) (SJG)

Dentimargo gabrieli (Gabriel’s margin-shell) (SJG)

Dentimargo mayii (May’s margin-shell) (SJG)

Mesoginella pygmaeoides (pygmy margin-shell) (SJG)

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

Ovaginella ovulum (egg margin-shell) (SJG)

Domiporta strangei (Strange’s mitre) (SJG)

Mitra badia (dark brown mitre) (SJG)

Mitra glabra (smooth mitre) (SJG)

Bedeva paivae (mussel drill) (SJG, MHR)

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

Pterochelus triformis (three-cornered murex) (SJG, MHR)

Muricopsis umbilicatus (umbilicated murex) (SJG)

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

Dicathais orbita (common cartrut-shell) (SJG, MHR)

Phycothais reticulata (knobbly rock-shell) (SJG)

Gemixystus laminatus (laminated trophon) (SJG)

Litozamia brazieri (Brazier’s trophon) (SJG)

Prototyphis angasi (Angas’ murex) (SJG)

Amoria undulata (wavy volute) (SJG, MHR)

Ericusa papillosa (nippled volute) (SJG)

Ericusa sowerbyi (Sowerby’s volute) (SJG)

Livonia mammilla (false baler) (SJG)

Lyria mitraeformis (mitre-shaped volute) (SJG)

Waimatea obscura (magpie volute-mitre) (SJG)

Belloliva leucozona (white-zoned olive) (SJG)

Cupidoliva nympha (nymph olive) (SJG)

Amalda edithae (Edith’s olive) (SJG)

Amalda marginata (margined olive) (SJG, MHR)

Amalda petterdi (spindle-shaped olive) (SJG)

Odostomia deplexa (unwoven pyramid-shell) (SJG)

Puposyrnola petterdi (Petterd’s pyramid-shell) (SJG)

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

Syrnola bifasciata (two-banded pyramid-shell) (SJG)

Pyrgiscus fuscus (dusky pyramid-shell) (SJG)

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

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

Turbonilla tasmanica (Tasmanian pyramid-shell) (SJG)

Bulla quoyii (Botany Bay bubble-shell) (SJG)

Haminoea maugeansis (little bubble-shell) (SJG)

Adamnestia arachis (spireless peanut-shell) (SJG)

Austrocylichna exigua (paltry peanut-shell) (SJG)

Tornatina apicina (pointed peanut-shell) (SJG)

Tornatina BURN sp 07 (BURN sp 07 peanut-shell) (SJG)

Tornatina cf hacketti (Hackett’s peanut-shell) (SJG)

Tornatina exserta (tapered peanut-shell) (SJG)

Philine angasi (Angas’ bubble-shell) (SJG, MHR)

Retusa atkinsoni (Atkinson’s canoe-shell) (SJG)

Retusa pelyx (bowl canoe-shell) (SJG)

Volvulella rostrata (beaked canoe-shell) (SJG)

Salinator fragilis (fragile air-breather) (SJG, MHR)

Phallomedusa solida (solid air-breather) (SJG)

Siphonaria diemenensis (common siphon-shell) (SJG)

Ophicardelus ornatus (mangrove air-breather) (SJG)

Leuconopsis pellucidus (transparent air-breather) (SJG)




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