Fossil Island, Pirates Bay
Geographic information

This locality is in TAS (S), in the general area of Eaglehawk Neck, and at latitude 43.033 (S), longitude 147.9467 (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.

Cryptoplax striata (streaky fleshy-chiton) (TMAG)

Sypharochiton pelliserpentis (snakeskin chiton) (TMAG, TMNA)

Ischnochiton mawlei (Mawle’s chiton) (TMAG)

Ischnochiton subviridis (greenish chiton) (TMAG)

Plaxiphora albida (whitened chiton) (TMAG)

Pronucula pusilla (tiny nutlet-shell) (TMAG)

Barbatia reticulata (scaly ark-shell) (TMAG)

Micromytilus crenatuliferus (scalloped micromussel) (TMAG)

Austromytilus rostratus (common beaked-mussel) (TMNA)

Limnoperna pulex (flea mussel) (TMNA)

Mytilus galloprovincialis planulatus (blue mussel) (TMNA)

Hiatella australis (southern crypt-dweller) (TMNA)

Cardita excavata (excavated false-cockle) (TMNA)

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

Condylocardia rectangularis (rectangular condyl-clam) (TMAG)

Condylocuna projecta (projecting condyl-clam) (TMAG)

Lasaea australis (southern lasaea) (TMAG, TMNA)

Mysella donaciformis (wedge-shaped lepton) (TMAG)

Wallucina assimilis (common mud-lucine) (TMNA)

Irus griseus (Tasmanian boring-venus) (TMNA)

Venerupis anomala (little bean venus) (TMNA)

Sepia apama (giant cuttlefish) (SJG)

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

Patelloida insignis (Maltese-cross limpet) (TMNA)

Patelloida latistrigata (lateral-striped limpet) (TMAG, TMNA)

Patelloida victoriana (Victorian limpet) (TMNA)

Cellana solida (orange-edged limpet) (TMNA)

Scutellastra peronii (scaly limpet) (TMAG)

Haliotis rubra (blacklip abalone) (TMAG, TMNA)

Hemitoma subemarginata (giant notch-limpet) (TMNA)

Montfortula rugosa (rough notch-limpet) (TMAG, TMNA)

Scutus antipodes (common elephant-snail) (TMNA)

Amblychilepas javanicensis (rayed keyhole-limpet) (TMNA)

Herpetopoma scabriuscula (rough top-shell) (TMAG)

Chlorodiloma odontis (chequered top-shell) (TMNA)

Fossarina petterdi (Petterd’s fossarina) (TMAG)

Austrocochlea constricta (ribbed top-shell) (TMNA)

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

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

Clanculus flagellatus (flamed top-shell) (TMNA)

Clanculus plebejus (people’s top-shell) (TMAG, TMNA)

Phasianotrochus eximius (choice kelp-shell) (TMNA)

Phasianotrochus irisodontes (rainbow kelp-shell) (TMNA)

Phasianotrochus rutilis (pink-tipped kelp-shell) (TMAG, TMNA)

Cirsonella weldii (Weld’s false-top-shell) (TMAG)

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

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

Turbo undulatus (wavy turban) (TMNA)

Zeacumantus diemenensis (common mud-creeper) (TMNA)

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

Eatoniella atrella (dark eaton-shell) (TMAG)

Eatoniella exigua (paltry eaton-shell) (TMAG)

Eatoniella fulva (tawny eaton-shell) (TMAG)

Eatoniella melanochroma (blackish eaton-shell) (TMAG)

Notocypraea angustata (brown cowrie) (TMNA, OTHER)

Notocypraea declivis (freckled cowrie) (OTHER)

Opalia australis (southern wentletrap) (TMNA)

Opalia granosa (grainy wentletrap) (TMNA)

Bembicium auratum (estuarine conniwink) (TMNA)

Bembicium nanum (striped conniwink) (TMNA)

Austrolittorina unifasciata (banded australwink) (TMAG, TMNA)

Polinices conica (conical sand-snail) (TMNA)

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

Badepigrus pupoides (chrysalis-like false rice-shell) (TMAG)

Pisinna approxima (approximate false rice-shell) (TMAG)

Pisinna dubitabilis (doubtful false rice-shell) (TMAG)

Alvania fasciata (banded rice-shell) (TMAG)

Lironoba australis (southern rice-shell) (TMAG)

Merelina cheilostoma (lipped rice-shell) (TMAG)

Rissoina elegantula (elegant rice-shell) (TMNA)

Rissoina fasciata (banded rice-shell) (TMAG)

Cabestana spengleri (Spengler’s rock-whelk) (TMNA)

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

Sassia subdistorta (distorted rock-whelk) (TMNA)

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

Semicassis pyrum (pear helmet) (TMNA)

Antisabia foliacea (leafy bonnet-limpet) (TMNA)

Hipponix australis (southern bonnet-limpet) (TMNA)

Ellatrivia merces (southern ribbed-cowrie) (TMNA)

Cominella lineolata (lined whelk) (TMAG, TMNA)

Tasmeuthria clarkei (Clarke’s whelk) (TMNA)

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

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

Mitra badia (dark brown mitre) (TMNA)

Dicathais orbita (common cartrut-shell) (TMNA)

Litozamia brazieri (Brazier’s trophon) (TMAG)

Litozamia petterdi (Petterd’s trophon) (TMAG)

Amoria undulata (wavy volute) (TMNA)

Waimatea obscura (magpie volute-mitre) (TMAG, TMNA)

Aplysia juliana (Julian sea-hare) (TMAG)

Phyllodesmium serratum (serrated sea-slug) (TMAG)

Melibe maugeana (Maugean sea-slug) (TMAG)

Pleurobranchaea maculata (spotted sea-slug) (TMAG, TMNA)

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

Marinula xanthostoma (delicate air-breather) (TMNA)

Trimusculus conicus (conical lung-limpet) (TMNA)




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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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