Coles Beach, Devonport
Geographic information

This locality is in TAS (N), in the general area of Devonport, and at latitude 41.1625 (S), longitude 146.3411 (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.

Craspedochiton variabilis (variable chiton) (TMAG)

Callistochiton antiquus (ancient chiton) (TMAG)

Callochiton mayi (May’s beautiful chiton) (TMAG)

Eudoxochiton inornata (plain chiton) (TMAG)

Barbatia pistachia (hairy ark-shell) (MHR)

Barbatia reticulata (scaly ark-shell) (MHR)

Glycymeris striatularis (common dog-cockle) (MHR)

Brachidontes erosus (eroded beaked-mussel) (MHR)

Limnoperna pulex (flea mussel) (MHR)

Gregariella barbata (hairy mussel) (MHR)

Modiolus areolatus (bearded horse-mussel) (MHR)

Musculus impactus (nesting mussel) (MHR)

Mytilus galloprovincialis planulatus (blue mussel) (MHR)

Ostrea angasi (common mud-oyster) (MHR)

Mimachlamys asperrima (doughboy scallop) (MHR)

Vulsella spongiarum (common sponge-finger) (MHR)

Hiatella australis (southern crypt-dweller) (MHR)

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

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

Fulvia tenuicostata (thin-ribbed cockle) (MHR)

Cardita excavata (excavated false-cockle) (MHR)

Lasaea australis (southern lasaea) (MHR)

Myllita auriculata (eared myllita) (MHR)

Myllita tasmanica (Tasmanian myllita) (MHR)

Wallucina assimilis (common mud-lucine) (MHR)

Mactra antecedens (oval trough-shell) (MHR)

Mactra rufescens (reddish trough-shell) (MHR)

Anapella cycladea (smooth-toothed triangle) (MHR)

Paphies elongata (elongate wedge-shell) (MHR)

Paphies erycinaea (eryx wedge-shell) (MHR)

Pseudarcopagia victoriae (Victorian tellin) (MHR)

Macomona deltoidalis (triangular tellin) (MHR)

Placamen placidum (placid venus) (MHR)

Tawera lagopus (banded venus) (MHR)

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

Katelysia scalarina (stepped venus) (MHR)

Venerupis anomala (little bean venus) (TMAG, MHR)

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

Eoacmaea calamus (delicate limpet) (MHR)

Notoacmea flammea (flame limpet) (MHR)

Patelloida alticostata (tall-ribbed limpet) (MHR)

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

Patelloida latistrigata (lateral-striped limpet) (MHR)

Patelloida victoriana (Victorian limpet) (MHR)

Cellana solida (orange-edged limpet) (MHR)

Scutellastra chapmani (Chapman’s limpet) (MHR)

Scutellastra peronii (scaly limpet) (MHR)

Phasianella ventricosa (swollen pheasant-shell) (MHR)

Haliotis laevigata (greenlip abalone) (MHR)

Haliotis rubra (blacklip abalone) (MHR)

Montfortula rugosa (rough notch-limpet) (MHR)

Scutus antipodes (common elephant-snail) (TMAG, MHR)

Amblychilepas nigrita (black keyhole-limpet) (TMAG, MHR)

Macroschisma tasmaniae (Tasmanian keyhole-limpet) (MHR)

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

Herpetopoma aspersa (speckled top-shell) (MHR)

Austroliotia australis (southern liotia) (MHR)

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

Austrocochlea constricta (ribbed top-shell) (MHR)

Diloma concamerata (tessellated top-shell) (MHR)

Clanculus flagellatus (flamed top-shell) (MHR)

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

Clanculus undatus (wavy top-shell) (MHR)

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

Phasianotrochus irisodontes (rainbow kelp-shell) (MHR)

Astralium aureum (golden star-shell) (MHR)

Astralium squamiferum (scaly star-shell) (MHR)

Turbo undulatus (wavy turban) (MHR)

Plesiotrochus monachus (common monk-shell) (MHR)

Zeacumantus diemenensis (common mud-creeper) (MHR)

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

Notocypraea angustata (brown cowrie) (MHR)

Notocypraea comptoni (Compton’s cowrie) (MHR)

Epitonium jukesianum (Jukes’ wentletrap) (MHR)

Opalia australis (southern wentletrap) (MHR)

Opalia granosa (grainy wentletrap) (TMAG, MHR)

Eulima augur (large urchin-snail) (MHR)

Bembicium auratum (estuarine conniwink) (MHR)

Bembicium nanum (striped conniwink) (MHR)

Afrolittorina praetermissa (checkered australwink) (MHR)

Austrolittorina unifasciata (banded australwink) (MHR)

Polinices conica (conical sand-snail) (MHR)

Rissoina elegantula (elegant rice-shell) (MHR)

Rissoina fasciata (banded rice-shell) (MHR)

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

Sassia subdistorta (distorted rock-whelk) (MHR)

Sassia verrucosa (warted rock-whelk) (MHR)

Semicassis semigranosum (half-grained helmet) (MHR)

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

Antisabia foliacea (leafy bonnet-limpet) (MHR)

Hipponix australis (southern bonnet-limpet) (MHR)

Ellatrivia merces (southern ribbed-cowrie) (MHR)

Lamellaria ophione (titan lamellaria) (TMAG, MHR)

Serpulorbis sipho (common worm-shell) (MHR)

Cominella eburnea (ivory whelk) (MHR)

Cominella lineolata (lined whelk) (TMAG, MHR)

Anachis interrupta (interrupted dove-shell) (MHR)

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

Mitrella semiconvexa (semiconvex dove-shell) (MHR)

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

Nassarius nigellus (little dog-whelk) (MHR)

Nassarius pauperatus (impoverished dog-whelk) (MHR)

Conus anemone (anemone cone) (MHR)

Guraleus pictus (painted false-turrid) (MHR)

Austromitra analogica (analog ribbed-mitre) (MHR)

Vexillum australe (southern mitre) (MHR)

Mesoginella pygmaeoides (pygmy margin-shell) (MHR)

Mitra badia (dark brown mitre) (MHR)

Mitra glabra (smooth mitre) (MHR)

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

Phyllocoma eburnea (ivory murex) (MHR)

Pterochelus triformis (three-cornered murex) (MHR)

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

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

Phycothais reticulata (knobbly rock-shell) (MHR)

Amalda marginata (margined olive) (MHR)

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

Turbonilla tasmanica (Tasmanian pyramid-shell) (MHR)

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

Spurilla macleayi (Macleay’s sea-slug) (TMAG)

Doriopsilla carneola (carnelian sea-slug) (TMAG)

Pleurobranchaea maculata (spotted sea-slug) (TMAG)

Salinator fragilis (fragile air-breather) (MHR)

Siphonaria diemenensis (common siphon-shell) (MHR)

Ophicardelus ornatus (mangrove air-breather) (MHR)

Marinula xanthostoma (delicate air-breather) (MHR)

Onchidella nigricans (limpet-like sea-slug) (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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