Blythe Heads and estuary, Burnie
Geographic information

This locality is in TAS (N), in the general area of Burnie, and at latitude 41.0743 (S), longitude 145.9856 (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.

Sypharochiton pelliserpentis (snakeskin chiton) (SJG)

Lorica volvox (revolving chiton) (QVMAG)

Barbatia pistachia (hairy ark-shell) (MHR)

Barbatia reticulata (scaly ark-shell) (TMAG, MHR)

Glycymeris radians (radiant dog-cockle) (TMAG)

Notomytilus ruber (reddish micromussel) (SJG)

Lima nimbifer (cloud file-shell) (TMAG)

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

Brachidontes erosus (eroded beaked-mussel) (SJG)

Limnoperna pulex (flea mussel) (SJG)

Gregariella barbata (hairy mussel) (SJG)

Modiolus areolatus (bearded horse-mussel) (MHR)

Musculus impactus (nesting mussel) (SJG, MHR)

Spondylus tenellus (slender thorny-oyster) (TMAG)

Hiatella australis (southern crypt-dweller) (SJG)

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

Cardita excavata (excavated false-cockle) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

Carditellopsis elegantula (elegant false-cockle) (SJG)

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

Kellia rotunda (rounded lepton) (SJG)

Lasaea australis (southern lasaea) (SJG)

Myllita tasmanica (Tasmanian myllita) (SJG)

Mysella donaciformis (wedge-shaped lepton) (SJG)

Mysella dromanaensis (Dromana lepton) (SJG)

Epicodakia tatei (Tate’s lucine) (TMAG, MHR)

Pseudarcopagia botanica (Botany Bay tellin) (SJG)

Tawera gallinula (feathered venus) (QVMAG)

Katelysia scalarina (stepped venus) (TMAG)

Gadila spretus (common tusk-shell) (SJG)

Eoacmaea calamus (delicate limpet) (SJG)

Lottia mixta (mixed limpet) (SJG)

Notoacmea flammea (flame limpet) (SJG)

Notoacmea petterdi (Petterd’s limpet) (QVMAG)

Patelloida alticostata (tall-ribbed limpet) (MHR)

Patelloida insignis (Maltese-cross limpet) (SJG, MHR)

Patelloida latistrigata (lateral-striped limpet) (SJG)

Cellana solida (orange-edged limpet) (MHR)

Scutellastra chapmani (Chapman’s limpet) (MHR)

Scutellastra peronii (scaly limpet) (SJG)

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

Haliotis rubra (blacklip abalone) (MHR)

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

Emarginula candida (white notch-limpet) (SJG)

Hemitoma subemarginata (giant notch-limpet) (SJG)

Montfortula rugosa (rough notch-limpet) (SJG)

Puncturella harrisoni (Harrison’s notch-limpet) (SJG)

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

Sinezona pulchra (beautiful slit-shell) (SJG)

Herpetopoma aspersa (speckled top-shell) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

Austroliotia australis (southern liotia) (SJG, TMAG)

Cantharidella tiberiana (tiberian kelp-shell) (SJG)

Chlorodiloma adelaidae (Adelaide top-shell) (SJG, MHR)

Chlorodiloma odontis (chequered top-shell) (MHR)

Fossarina legrandi (Legrand’s fossarina) (SJG)

Austrocochlea brevis (short top-shell) (SJG)

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

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

Clanculus flagellatus (flamed top-shell) (SJG)

Clanculus limbatus (keeled top-shell) (SJG)

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

Clanculus undatus (wavy top-shell) (SJG)

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

Phasianotrochus eximius (choice kelp-shell) (TMAG, MHR)

Phasianotrochus irisodontes (rainbow kelp-shell) (SJG, TMAG)

Brookula nepeanensis (Point Nepean false-top-shell) (SJG)

Crossea concinna (ivory false-top-shell) (SJG)

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

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

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

Turbo undulatus (wavy turban) (SJG, MHR)

Nerita atramentosa (western black nerite) (SJG)

Plesiotrochus monachus (common monk-shell) (SJG)

Zeacumantus diemenensis (common mud-creeper) (SJG)

Cacozeliana granaria (grainy creeper) (SJG, MHR)

Cacozeliana icarus (icarus creeper) (SJG)

Diala suturalis (sutured diala) (SJG)

Alaba monile (spotted alaba) (SJG)

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

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

Crassitoniella erratica (erratic eaton-shell) (SJG)

Eatoniella melanochroma (blackish eaton-shell) (SJG)

Notocypraea angustata (brown cowrie) (SJG, MHR)

Notocypraea declivis (freckled cowrie) (SJG)

Notocypraea piperita (peppered cowrie) (SJG, MHR)

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

Epitonium minorum (lesser wentletrap) (TMAG)

Opalia australis (southern wentletrap) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

Opalia granosa (grainy wentletrap) (SJG, MHR)

Awanuia minutula (minute aclidid-shell) (SJG)

Eulima augur (large urchin-snail) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

Scalenostoma lodderae (Loddera’s coral-snail) (TMAG)

Bembicium auratum (estuarine conniwink) (TMAG, MHR)

Bembicium nanum (striped conniwink) (SJG, MHR)

Laevilitorina mariae (Maria’s winkle) (SJG)

Afrolittorina praetermissa (checkered australwink) (SJG)

Austrolittorina unifasciata (banded australwink) (SJG, MHR)

Risellopsis mutabilis (variable-shaped winkle) (SJG)

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

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

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

Pisinna olivacea (olivaceous false rice-shell) (SJG)

Cryptassiminea buccinoides (whelk-like assiminea) (TMAG)

Alvania fasciata (banded rice-shell) (SJG)

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

Lironoba australis (southern rice-shell) (SJG)

Merelina cheilostoma (lipped rice-shell) (SJG)

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

Rissoina elegantula (elegant rice-shell) (SJG)

Rissoina fasciata (banded rice-shell) (SJG, TMAG)

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

Sassia bassi (Bassian rock-whelk) (SJG, MHR)

Sassia eburnea (pink-tipped rock-whelk) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

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

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

Argobuccinum pustulosum (flag triton) (TMAG)

Semicassis semigranosum (half-grained helmet) (MHR)

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

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

Metaxia protolineata (protolined dextral-creeper) (SJG)

Aclophoropsis festiva (festive sinistral-creeper) (SJG)

Hedleytriphora fasciata (banded sinistral-creeper) (SJG)

Isotriphora amethystina (amethyst sinistral-creeper) (TMAG)

Antisabia foliacea (leafy bonnet-limpet) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

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

Ellatrivia merces (southern ribbed-cowrie) (SJG, MHR)

Petaloconchus caperatus (captured worm-shell) (SJG)

Cominella eburnea (ivory whelk) (SJG)

Cominella lineolata (lined whelk) (SJG, TMAG)

Cumia mestayerae (Mestayer’s whelk) (SJG, MHR)

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

Anachis interrupta (interrupted dove-shell) (SJG)

Mitrella austrina (southern dove-shell) (SJG)

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

Mitrella menkeana (pointed dove-shell) (MHR)

Mitrella semiconvexa (semiconvex dove-shell) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

Mitrella tenuis (white-based dove-shell) (SJG)

Pleuroploca australasia (Australian tulip-shell) (MHR)

Nassarius nigellus (little dog-whelk) (SJG)

Nassarius pauper (pauper dog-whelk) (SJG, TMAG)

Nassarius pauperatus (impoverished dog-whelk) (MHR)

Nassarius pyrrhus (pyrrhus dog-whelk) (SJG)

Cancellaria undulata (wavy nutmeg-shell) (TMAG)

Etrema bicolor (bicoloured false-turrid) (SJG)

Conus anemone (anemone cone) (SJG, TMAG)

Guraleus alucinans (dreaming false-turrid) (SJG)

Guraleus flaccidus (flaccid false-turrid) (SJG)

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

Guraleus pictus (painted false-turrid) (SJG, TMAG)

Macteola anomala (anomalous false-turrid) (SJG, TMAG)

Marita compta (margin-like false-turrid) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

Austrodrillia beraudiana (Beraud’s turrid) (TMAG)

Austromitra analogica (analog ribbed-mitre) (SJG, TMAG)

Vexillum australe (southern mitre) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

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

Mesoginella pygmaeoides (pygmy margin-shell) (SJG, TMAG)

Ovaginella ovulum (egg margin-shell) (SJG)

Mitra badia (dark brown mitre) (SJG, MHR)

Mitra glabra (smooth mitre) (TMAG)

Haustrum baileyanum (Bailey’s rock-shell) (SJG)

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

Dermomurex goldsteini (Goldstein’s murex) (SJG)

Phyllocoma eburnea (ivory murex) (SJG, TMAG)

Pterochelus triformis (three-cornered murex) (SJG)

Muricopsis umbilicatus (umbilicated murex) (SJG, MHR)

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

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

Phycothais reticulata (knobbly rock-shell) (SJG)

Litozamia brazieri (Brazier’s trophon) (SJG)

Litozamia petterdi (Petterd’s trophon) (SJG)

Ollaphon molorthus (sounding-lead trophon) (TMAG)

Amoria undulata (wavy volute) (SJG, MHR)

Ericusa papillosa (nippled volute) (TMAG)

Waimatea obscura (magpie volute-mitre) (SJG)

Belloliva leucozona (white-zoned olive) (SJG)

Cupidoliva nympha (nymph olive) (SJG)

Amalda marginata (margined olive) (SJG, MHR)

Philippia lutea (yellow sundial-shell) (TMAG)

Hinemoa tasmanica (mask pyramid-shell) (SJG)

Pyrgiscus fuscus (dusky pyramid-shell) (SJG)

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

Phallomedusa solida (solid air-breather) (SJG)

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

Siphonaria funiculata (corded siphon-shell) (SJG)

Leuconopsis pellucidus (transparent 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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