East Beach, Low Head
Geographic information

This locality is in TAS (N), in the general area of Low Head, and at latitude 41.0632 (S), longitude 146.8065 (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.

Pronucula pusilla (tiny nutlet-shell) (SJG)

Barbatia pistachia (hairy ark-shell) (SJG, TMAG)

Glycymeris striatularis (common dog-cockle) (TMAG)

Tucetona flabellata (fan-like dog-cockle) (TMAG)

Notomytilus ruber (reddish micromussel) (SJG)

Limnoperna pulex (flea mussel) (SJG)

Gregariella barbata (hairy mussel) (SJG)

Modiolus areolatus (bearded horse-mussel) (TMAG)

Vulsella spongiarum (common sponge-finger) (TMAG)

Cleidothaerus albidus (white rock-clam) (TMAG)

Carditellopsis elegantula (elegant false-cockle) (SJG)

Venericardia amabilis (likeable false-cockle) (SJG)

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

Eucrassatella kingicola (King Island thickshell-clam) (TMAG)

Gaimardia tasmanica (Tasmanian arc-mussel) (SJG)

Lasaea australis (southern lasaea) (SJG)

Melliteryx acupuncta (pierced lepton) (SJG)

Myllita tasmanica (Tasmanian myllita) (SJG)

Mysella donaciformis (wedge-shaped lepton) (SJG)

Epicodakia tatei (Tate’s lucine) (SJG)

Mactra rufescens (reddish trough-shell) (TMAG)

Paphies elongata (elongate wedge-shell) (TMAG)

Paphies erycinaea (eryx wedge-shell) (TMAG)

Tawera gallinula (feathered venus) (TMAG)

Tawera lagopus (banded venus) (TMAG, QVMAG)

Dosinia caerulea (blue-tinged dosinia) (TMAG)

Dosinia grata (grata dosinia) (TMAG)

Callista kingii (King’s callista) (TMAG, QVMAG)

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

Katelysia scalarina (stepped venus) (TMAG)

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

Euprymna tasmanica (southern dumpling-squid) (QVMAG)

Sepia apama (giant cuttlefish) (SJG)

Lottia mixta (mixed limpet) (SJG)

Notoacmea flammea (flame limpet) (SJG)

Notoacmea petterdi (Petterd’s limpet) (SJG)

Patelloida latistrigata (lateral-striped limpet) (SJG)

Cellana solida (orange-edged limpet) (TMAG)

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

Phasianella ventricosa (swollen pheasant-shell) (SJG)

Haliotis rubra (blacklip abalone) (TMAG)

Montfortula rugosa (rough notch-limpet) (SJG)

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

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

Sinezona beddomei (Beddome’s slit-shell) (SJG)

Sinezona pulchra (beautiful slit-shell) (SJG)

Herpetopoma aspersa (speckled top-shell) (SJG)

Austroliotia australis (southern liotia) (SJG)

Astele armillatum (jewelled top-shell) (QVMAG)

Cantharidella tiberiana (tiberian kelp-shell) (SJG)

Thalotia conica (conical kelp-shell) (TMAG)

Chlorodiloma odontis (chequered top-shell) (SJG)

Fossarina legrandi (Legrand’s fossarina) (SJG)

Fossarina petterdi (Petterd’s fossarina) (SJG)

Nanula tasmanica (Tasmanian top-shell) (SJG)

Austrocochlea brevis (short top-shell) (SJG)

Austrocochlea constricta (ribbed top-shell) (TMAG)

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

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

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

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

Cirsonella reflecta (reflected false-top-shell) (SJG)

Liotella annulata (ringed false-top-shell) (SJG)

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

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

Turbo undulatus (wavy turban) (SJG, TMAG)

Zeacumantus diemenensis (common mud-creeper) (SJG, TMAG)

Cacozeliana granaria (grainy creeper) (SJG)

Diala suturalis (sutured diala) (SJG)

Alaba monile (spotted alaba) (SJG)

Calyptraea calyptraeformis (common shelf-limpet) (TMAG)

Eatoniella melanochroma (blackish eaton-shell) (SJG)

Notocypraea comptoni (Compton’s cowrie) (QVMAG)

Opalia australis (southern wentletrap) (SJG)

Bembicium melanostoma (black-mouth conniwink) (SJG)

Bembicium nanum (striped conniwink) (SJG, TMAG)

Laevilitorina mariae (Maria’s winkle) (SJG)

Austrolittorina unifasciata (banded australwink) (SJG)

Rufolacuna bruniensis (Bruny winkle) (SJG)

Polinices conica (conical sand-snail) (TMAG)

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

Badepigrus badius (dark brown false rice-shell) (SJG)

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

Alvania fasciata (banded rice-shell) (SJG)

Lironoba australis (southern rice-shell) (SJG)

Merelina cancellata (latticed rice-shell) (SJG)

Onoba perpolita (well-polished rice-shell) (SJG)

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

Rissoina elegantula (elegant rice-shell) (SJG)

Rissoina fasciata (banded rice-shell) (SJG)

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

Truncatella scalarina (laddered truncatella) (SJG)

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

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

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

Aclophoropsis festiva (festive sinistral-creeper) (SJG)

Brucetriphora granifera (grainy sinistral-creeper) (SJG)

Hedleytriphora fasciata (banded sinistral-creeper) (SJG)

Sagenotriphora ampulla (vessel sinistral-creeper) (SJG)

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

Hipponix australis (southern bonnet-limpet) (SJG)

Petaloconchus caperatus (captured worm-shell) (SJG)

Cominella eburnea (ivory whelk) (TMAG)

Cominella lineolata (lined whelk) (SJG)

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

Anachis interrupta (interrupted dove-shell) (SJG)

Anachis lurida (lurid dove-shell) (SJG)

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

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

Pleuroploca australasia (Australian tulip-shell) (SJG)

Nassarius nigellus (little dog-whelk) (SJG)

Nassarius pauper (pauper dog-whelk) (SJG)

Cancellaria undulata (wavy nutmeg-shell) (QVMAG)

Mitromorpha alba (white false-turrid) (SJG)

Conus anemone (anemone cone) (SJG)

Guraleus alucinans (dreaming false-turrid) (SJG)

Guraleus flaccidus (flaccid false-turrid) (SJG)

Macteola anomala (anomalous false-turrid) (SJG)

Vexillum australe (southern mitre) (TMAG)

Mesoginella pygmaeoides (pygmy margin-shell) (SJG)

Mitra badia (dark brown mitre) (SJG)

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

Phyllocoma speciosa (pretty murex) (SJG)

Phycothais reticulata (knobbly rock-shell) (SJG)

Litozamia brazieri (Brazier’s trophon) (SJG)

Waimatea obscura (magpie volute-mitre) (SJG)

Amalda marginata (margined olive) (QVMAG)

Syrnola bifasciata (two-banded pyramid-shell) (SJG)

Austrocylichna exigua (paltry peanut-shell) (SJG)

Retusa pelyx (bowl canoe-shell) (SJG)

Siphonaria diemenensis (common siphon-shell) (TMAG)

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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