Bloodstone Point, Maria Island
Geographic information

This locality is in TAS (E), in the general area of Maria Island, and at latitude 42.6539 (S), longitude 148.0311 (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.

Notomytilus ruber (reddish micromussel) (SJG)

Gregariella barbata (hairy mussel) (SJG)

Musculus impactus (nesting mussel) (SJG)

Mytilus galloprovincialis planulatus (blue mussel) (SJG)

Electroma georgiana (common butterfly-shell) (SJG)

Hiatella australis (southern crypt-dweller) (SJG)

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

Condylocardia pectinata (combed condyl-clam) (SJG)

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

Neolepton planilirata (flat-grooved neolepton) (SJG)

Lasaea australis (southern lasaea) (SJG)

Lepton trigonale (angular lepton) (SJG)

Mysella donaciformis (wedge-shaped lepton) (SJG)

Paphies elongata (elongate wedge-shell) (SJG)

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

Katelysia rhytiphora (ridged venus) (SJG)

Venerupis anomala (little bean venus) (SJG)

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

Montfortula rugosa (rough notch-limpet) (SJG)

Macroschisma tasmaniae (Tasmanian keyhole-limpet) (SJG)

Cantharidella tiberiana (tiberian kelp-shell) (SJG)

Gibbula hisseyiana (Hisseyian kelp-shell) (SJG)

Fossarina legrandi (Legrand’s fossarina) (SJG)

Fossarina petterdi (Petterd’s fossarina) (SJG)

Diloma concamerata (tessellated top-shell) (SJG)

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

Clanculus limbatus (keeled top-shell) (TMAG)

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

Clanculus undatus (wavy top-shell) (TMAG)

Phasianotrochus irisodontes (rainbow kelp-shell) (SJG)

Astralium aureum (golden star-shell) (SJG)

Plesiotrochus monachus (common monk-shell) (SJG)

Zeacumantus diemenensis (common mud-creeper) (SJG)

Cacozeliana granaria (grainy creeper) (SJG)

Alaba monile (spotted alaba) (SJG)

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

Crassitoniella erratica (erratic eaton-shell) (SJG)

Eatoniella melanochroma (blackish eaton-shell) (SJG)

Notocypraea angustata (brown cowrie) (TMAG)

Austrolittorina unifasciata (banded australwink) (SJG)

Risellopsis mutabilis (variable-shaped winkle) (SJG)

Polinices conica (conical sand-snail) (SJG)

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

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

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

Hydrococcus brazieri (Brazier’s hydrococcus) (SJG)

Alvania fasciata (banded rice-shell) (SJG)

Lironoba australis (southern rice-shell) (SJG)

Rissoina fasciata (banded rice-shell) (SJG)

Truncatella scalarina (laddered truncatella) (SJG)

Sassia verrucosa (warted rock-whelk) (SJG)

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

Cominella eburnea (ivory whelk) (SJG)

Cominella lineolata (lined whelk) (SJG)

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

Anachis interrupta (interrupted dove-shell) (SJG)

Mitrella lincolnensis (Port Lincoln dove-shell) (SJG)

Mitrella menkeana (pointed dove-shell) (SJG)

Mitrella semiconvexa (semiconvex dove-shell) (SJG)

Pleuroploca australasia (Australian tulip-shell) (TMAG)

Nassarius nigellus (little dog-whelk) (SJG)

Nassarius pauper (pauper dog-whelk) (SJG)

Nassarius pauperatus (impoverished dog-whelk) (SJG)

Nassarius pyrrhus (pyrrhus dog-whelk) (SJG)

Cancellaria lactea (milky nutmeg-shell) (SJG)

Mitromorpha alba (white false-turrid) (SJG)

Conus anemone (anemone cone) (SJG, TMAG)

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

Mesoginella pygmaeoides (pygmy margin-shell) (SJG)

Mitra badia (dark brown mitre) (SJG)

Bedeva paivae (mussel drill) (SJG)

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

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

Phycothais reticulata (knobbly rock-shell) (SJG)

Waimatea obscura (magpie volute-mitre) (SJG)

Odostomia diaphana (transparent pyramid-shell) (SJG)

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

Pyrgiscus fuscus (dusky pyramid-shell) (SJG)

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

Turbonilla tasmanica (Tasmanian pyramid-shell) (SJG)

Haminoea maugeansis (little bubble-shell) (SJG)

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

Retusa pelyx (bowl canoe-shell) (SJG)

Siphonaria diemenensis (common siphon-shell) (SJG)

Leuconopsis pellucidus (transparent 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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