Cape Pillar (offshore, 12 km east)
Geographic information

This locality is in TAS (S), in the general area of Cape Pillar, and at latitude 43.2217 (S), longitude 148.2167 (E). Its location (to the nearest 10 km) is shown on the map below. This location lies within the Bruny 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.

Limopsis eucosmus (eucosmus limopsis) (TMAG)

Micromytilus crenatuliferus (scalloped micromussel) (TMAG)

Pseudoneaera tasmanica (Tasmanian spoon-shell) (TMAG)

Verticordia tasmanica (Tasmanian verticordia) (TMAG)

Cyclocardia delicatum (delicate false-cockle) (TMAG)

Hamacuna hamata (hooked false-cockle) (TMAG)

Venericardia columnaria (Cape Pillar false-cockle) (TMAG)

Cunanax compressa (compressed condyl-clam) (TMAG)

Cunanax subradiata (subradiate condyl-clam) (TMAG)

Borniola radiata (radiate lepton) (TMAG)

Nototodarus gouldi (Gould’s squid) (TMAG)

Propilidium tasmanicum (Tasmanian limpet) (TMAG)

Emarginula superba (superb notch-limpet) (TMAG)

Anatoma australis (southern slit-shell) (TMAG)

Vaceuchelus profundior (deepwater top-shell) (TMAG)

Munditia mayana (May’s liotia) (TMAG)

Nanula galbina (yellowish top-shell) (TMAG)

Charisma josephi (Joseph’s top-shell) (TMAG)

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

Liotella petalifera (leafy false-top-shell) (TMAG)

Putilla porcellana (porcellain false-top-shell) (TMAG)

Phenacolepas calva (bald false-limpet) (TMAG)

Colpospira runcinata (lacerated screw-shell) (TMAG)

Colpospira wollumbi (wollumbi screw-shell) (TMAG)

Crassitoniella erratica (erratic eaton-shell) (TMAG)

Plastiscala morchi (Mörch’s wentletrap) (TMAG)

Sabinella munita (strengthened urchin-snail) (TMAG)

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

Epigrus columnarius (Cape Pillar epigrus) (TMAG)

Rissoina rhyllensis (Rhyll rice-shell) (TMAG)

Sassia columnaria (Cape Pillar rock-whelk) (TMAG)

Sassia petulans (irritable rock-whelk) (TMAG)

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

Socienna apicicostata (ribbed-apex false-creeper) (TMAG)

Isotriphora tasmanica (Tasmanian sinistral-creeper) (TMAG)

Malluvium devotus (devoted bonnet-limpet) (TMAG)

Aesopus pallidulus (pale dove-shell) (TMAG)

Retizafra plexa (plaited dove-shell) (TMAG)

Filodrillia lacteola (milky false-turrid) (TMAG)

Mitromorpha multicostata (many-ribbed false-turrid) (TMAG)

Marita fallaciosa (deceptive false-turrid) (TMAG)

Splendrillia nenia (nenea turrid) (TMAG)

Austrodrillia saxea (rocky turrid) (TMAG)

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

Cystiscus connectans (connecting margin-shell) (TMAG)

Cystiscus cratericulus (crater margin-shell) (TMAG)

Cystiscus indiscretus (indiscrete margin-shell) (TMAG)

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

Alaginella vercoi (Verco’s margin-shell) (TMAG)

Balanetta microscopica (microscopic margin-shell) (TMAG)

Dentimargo dentiens (toothy margin-shell) (TMAG)

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

Dentimargo kemblensis (Port Kembla margin-shell) (TMAG)

Dentimargo lodderae (Loddera’s margin-shell) (TMAG)

Hydroginella columnaria (Cape Pillar margin-shell) (TMAG)

Mesoginella altilabra (high-lipped margin-shell) (TMAG)

Mesoginella consobrina (cousin margin-shell) (TMAG)

Serrata haswelli (Haswell’s margin-shell) (TMAG)

Serrata hedleyi (Hedley’s margin-shell) (TMAG)

Babelomurex lischkeanus (Lischkean coral-snail) (TMAG)

Anatrophon sarmentosus (vine-shoot trophon) (TMAG)

Microvoluta australis (southern volute-mitre) (TMAG)

Odostomia micra (tiny pyramid-shell) (TMAG)

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

Limacina inflata (planorbid sea-butterfly) (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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