Grass Point, Adventure Bay, S Bruny Island
Geographic information

This locality is in TAS (S), in the general area of South Bruny, and at latitude 43.3504 (S), longitude 147.3678 (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.

Chiton glaucus (green chiton) (SJG)

Sypharochiton pelliserpentis (snakeskin chiton) (SJG)

Glycymeris striatularis (common dog-cockle) (SJG)

Lissarca rhomboidalis (rhomboid lissarca) (SJG)

Lissarca rubricata (reddish lissarca) (SJG)

Notomytilus ruber (reddish micromussel) (SJG)

Limatula strangei (Strange’s file-shell) (SJG)

Limnoperna pulex (flea mussel) (SJG)

Gregariella barbata (hairy mussel) (SJG)

Mytilus galloprovincialis planulatus (blue mussel) (SJG)

Vulsella spongiarum (common sponge-finger) (SJG)

Electroma georgiana (common butterfly-shell) (SJG)

Hiatella australis (southern crypt-dweller) (SJG)

Cardita excavata (excavated false-cockle) (SJG)

Condylocardia notoaustralis (non-southern condyl-clam) (SJG)

Condylocardia pectinata (combed condyl-clam) (SJG)

Condylocuna projecta (projecting condyl-clam) (SJG)

Cyamiomactra mactroides (trough-like bean-shell) (SJG)

Gaimardia tasmanica (Tasmanian arc-mussel) (SJG)

Lasaea australis (southern lasaea) (SJG)

Mysella dromanaensis (Dromana lepton) (SJG)

Divalucina cumingi (v-marked lucine) (SJG)

Epicodakia tatei (Tate’s lucine) (SJG)

Pseudarcopagia botanica (Botany Bay tellin) (SJG)

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

Venerupis anomala (little bean venus) (SJG)

Eoacmaea calamus (delicate limpet) (SJG)

Asteracmea illibrata (rose-rayed limpet) (SJG)

Lottia mixta (mixed limpet) (SJG)

Notoacmea corrodenda (corroding limpet) (SJG)

Notoacmea flammea (flame limpet) (SJG)

Patelloida alticostata (tall-ribbed limpet) (SJG)

Patelloida insignis (Maltese-cross limpet) (SJG)

Patelloida latistrigata (lateral-striped limpet) (SJG)

Patelloida victoriana (Victorian limpet) (SJG)

Cellana solida (orange-edged limpet) (SJG)

Scutellastra peronii (scaly limpet) (SJG)

Tricolia rosea (rosy pheasant-shell) (SJG)

Haliotis rubra (blacklip abalone) (SJG)

Emarginula candida (white notch-limpet) (SJG)

Montfortula rugosa (rough notch-limpet) (SJG)

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

Amblychilepas nigrita (black keyhole-limpet) (SJG)

Incisura remota (remote slit-shell) (SJG)

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

Munditia subquadrata (squared liotia) (SJG)

Cantharidella tiberiana (tiberian kelp-shell) (SJG)

Chlorodiloma adelaidae (Adelaide top-shell) (SJG)

Chlorodiloma odontis (chequered top-shell) (SJG)

Fossarina legrandi (Legrand’s fossarina) (SJG)

Austrocochlea constricta (ribbed top-shell) (SJG)

Diloma concamerata (tessellated top-shell) (SJG)

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

Clanculus limbatus (keeled top-shell) (SJG)

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

Clanculus undatus (wavy top-shell) (SJG)

Phasianotrochus eximius (choice kelp-shell) (SJG)

Phasianotrochus irisodontes (rainbow kelp-shell) (SJG)

Brookula angeli (Angel’s false-top-shell) (SJG)

Crossea labiata (lipped false-top-shell) (SJG)

Astralium aureum (golden star-shell) (SJG)

Turbo undulatus (wavy turban) (SJG)

Acremodontina translucida (translucent ataphrid) (SJG)

Zeacumantus diemenensis (common mud-creeper) (SJG)

Cacozeliana granaria (grainy creeper) (SJG)

Alaba monile (spotted alaba) (SJG)

Pyxipoma weldii (Weld’s worm-shell) (SJG)

Stephopoma nucleocostata (ribbed-centred worm-shell) (SJG)

Gazameda tasmanica (Tasmanian screw-shell) (SJG)

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

Crassitoniella erratica (erratic eaton-shell) (SJG)

Crassitoniella flammea (flamed eaton-shell) (SJG)

Eatoniella melanochroma (blackish eaton-shell) (SJG)

Notocypraea angustata (brown cowrie) (SJG)

Notocypraea declivis (freckled cowrie) (SJG)

Epitonium jukesianum (Jukes’ wentletrap) (SJG)

Opalia australis (southern wentletrap) (SJG)

Janthina janthina (common violet-snail) (SJG)

Afrolittorina praetermissa (checkered australwink) (SJG)

Austrolittorina unifasciata (banded australwink) (SJG)

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

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

Alvania fasciata (banded rice-shell) (SJG)

Lironoba australis (southern rice-shell) (SJG)

Lironoba unilirata (single-grooved rice-shell) (SJG)

Merelina cancellata (latticed rice-shell) (SJG)

Merelina hirta (hairy rice-shell) (SJG)

Onoba multilirata (many-grooved 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)

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

Sassia verrucosa (warted rock-whelk) (SJG)

Argobuccinum pustulosum (flag triton) (SJG)

Ranella australasia australasia (Australasian rock-whelk) (SJG)

Semicassis pyrum (pear helmet) (SJG)

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

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

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

Hedleytriphora fasciata (banded sinistral-creeper) (SJG)

Isotriphora tasmanica (Tasmanian sinistral-creeper) (SJG)

Naricava vincentiana (Vincentian vanikoro) (SJG)

Antisabia foliacea (leafy bonnet-limpet) (SJG)

Petaloconchus caperatus (captured worm-shell) (SJG)

Cominella lineolata (lined whelk) (SJG)

Tasmeuthria clarkei (Clarke’s whelk) (SJG)

Cumia mestayerae (Mestayer’s whelk) (SJG)

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

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

Mitrella semiconvexa (semiconvex dove-shell) (SJG)

Pleuroploca australasia (Australian tulip-shell) (SJG)

Nassarius nigellus (little dog-whelk) (SJG)

Nassarius pauper (pauper dog-whelk) (SJG)

Cancellaria lactea (milky nutmeg-shell) (SJG)

Guraleus alucinans (dreaming false-turrid) (SJG)

Guraleus mitralis (mitre-like false-turrid) (SJG)

Guraleus pictus (painted false-turrid) (SJG)

Austromitra analogica (analog ribbed-mitre) (SJG)

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

Hydroginella tridentata (three-toothed margin-shell) (SJG)

Mesoginella pygmaeoides (pygmy margin-shell) (SJG)

Mitra badia (dark brown mitre) (SJG)

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

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

Dicathais orbita (common cartrut-shell) (SJG)

Litozamia petterdi (Petterd’s trophon) (SJG)

Amoria undulata (wavy volute) (SJG)

Philippia lutea (yellow sundial-shell) (SJG)

Microdiscula charopa (bluish orbitestellid) (SJG)

Linopyrga portseaensis (Portsea pyramid-shell) (SJG)

Pyrgiscus fuscus (dusky pyramid-shell) (SJG)

Turbonilla mariae (Maria’s pyramid-shell) (SJG)

Turbonilla tasmanica (Tasmanian pyramid-shell) (SJG)

Siphonaria diemenensis (common siphon-shell) (SJG)

Siphonaria funiculata (corded siphon-shell) (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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