Douglas River Beach
Geographic information

This locality is in TAS (E), in the general area of Douglas River, and at latitude 41.7834 (S), longitude 148.2706 (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.

Sypharochiton pelliserpentis (snakeskin chiton) (TMNA)

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

Lima nimbifer (cloud file-shell) (TMNA)

Austromytilus rostratus (common beaked-mussel) (MHR)

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

Mimachlamys asperrima (doughboy scallop) (MHR)

Pecten fumatus (king scallop) (MHR)

Vulsella spongiarum (common sponge-finger) (TMNA)

Fulvia tenuicostata (thin-ribbed cockle) (TMNA)

Venericardia rosulenta (rosy false-cockle) (MHR)

Divalucina cumingi (v-marked lucine) (TMNA)

Paphies elongata (elongate wedge-shell) (MHR)

Placamen placidum (placid venus) (MHR, TMNA)

Tawera gallinula (feathered venus) (MHR, TMNA)

Irus griseus (Tasmanian boring-venus) (TMNA)

Katelysia rhytiphora (ridged venus) (TMNA)

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

Cellana solida (orange-edged limpet) (MHR, TMNA)

Scutellastra chapmani (Chapman’s limpet) (MHR)

Scutellastra peronii (scaly limpet) (MHR)

Haliotis rubra (blacklip abalone) (MHR)

Amblychilepas javanicensis (rayed keyhole-limpet) (TMNA)

Macroschisma tasmaniae (Tasmanian keyhole-limpet) (MHR, TMNA)

Astele armillatum (jewelled top-shell) (MHR)

Chlorodiloma odontis (chequered top-shell) (TMNA)

Clanculus limbatus (keeled top-shell) (MHR)

Clanculus undatus (wavy top-shell) (MHR)

Phasianotrochus eximius (choice kelp-shell) (MHR)

Phasianotrochus irisodontes (rainbow kelp-shell) (MHR)

Phasianotrochus rutilis (pink-tipped kelp-shell) (MHR)

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

Astralium aureum (golden star-shell) (MHR)

Turbo undulatus (wavy turban) (MHR, TMNA)

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

Maoricolpus roseus (New Zealand screw-shell) (MHR, TMNA)

Calyptraea calyptraeformis (common shelf-limpet) (MHR)

Notocypraea angustata (brown cowrie) (MHR, TMNA, OTHER)

Notocypraea comptoni (Compton’s cowrie) (MHR, TMNA, OTHER)

Notocypraea declivis (freckled cowrie) (OTHER)

Notocypraea subcarnea (plump cowrie) (OTHER)

Opalia australis (southern wentletrap) (MHR)

Bembicium nanum (striped conniwink) (MHR)

Austrolittorina unifasciata (banded australwink) (MHR, TMNA)

Polinices conica (conical sand-snail) (MHR)

Cabestana spengleri (Spengler’s rock-whelk) (TMAG, MHR)

Sassia bassi (Bassian rock-whelk) (MHR)

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

Sassia subdistorta (distorted rock-whelk) (MHR)

Sassia verrucosa (warted rock-whelk) (MHR)

Argobuccinum pustulosum (flag triton) (TMAG, MHR)

Semicassis pyrum (pear helmet) (MHR, TMNA)

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

Cominella lineolata (lined whelk) (MHR, TMNA)

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

Pleuroploca australasia (Australian tulip-shell) (MHR)

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

Nassarius nigellus (little dog-whelk) (MHR)

Nassarius pauperatus (impoverished dog-whelk) (MHR)

Cancellaria lactea (milky nutmeg-shell) (MHR)

Conus anemone (anemone cone) (MHR, TMNA)

Austroginella muscaria (fly-like margin-shell) (MHR, TMNA)

Austroginella tasmanica (Tasmanian margin-shell) (MHR)

Mitra badia (dark brown mitre) (MHR)

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

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

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

Amoria undulata (wavy volute) (MHR, TMNA)

Zemira australis (southern false-olive) (MHR)

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

Siphonaria funiculata (corded siphon-shell) (MHR, TMNA)




__________________________________________________________________________________________

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.

Last build: Sat May 12 16:15:05 Tasmania Standard Time 2012