Gulls Nest Point, Maria Island
Geographic information

This locality is in TAS (E), in the general area of Maria Island, and at latitude 42.6377 (S), longitude 148.0344 (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.

Glycymeris striatularis (common dog-cockle) (SJG)

Notomytilus ruber (reddish micromussel) (SJG)

Limnoperna inconstans (variable mussel) (SJG)

Limnoperna pulex (flea mussel) (SJG)

Modiolus areolatus (bearded horse-mussel) (SJG)

Mytilus galloprovincialis planulatus (blue mussel) (SJG)

Equichlamys bifrons (queen scallop) (SJG)

Vulsella spongiarum (common sponge-finger) (SJG)

Hiatella australis (southern crypt-dweller) (SJG)

Fulvia tenuicostata (thin-ribbed cockle) (SJG)

Gaimardia tasmanica (Tasmanian arc-mussel) (SJG)

Lasaea australis (southern lasaea) (SJG)

Myllita tasmanica (Tasmanian myllita) (SJG)

Mysella donaciformis (wedge-shaped lepton) (SJG)

Mysella dromanaensis (Dromana lepton) (SJG)

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

Phasianella australis (painted-lady pheasant-shell) (SJG)

Haliotis rubra (blacklip abalone) (SJG)

Emarginula candida (white notch-limpet) (SJG)

Montfortula rugosa (rough notch-limpet) (SJG)

Amblychilepas javanicensis (rayed keyhole-limpet) (SJG)

Herpetopoma aspersa (speckled top-shell) (SJG)

Cantharidella tiberiana (tiberian kelp-shell) (SJG)

Gibbula hisseyiana (Hisseyian kelp-shell) (SJG)

Chlorodiloma odontis (chequered top-shell) (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)

Bankivia fasciata (banded kelp-shell) (SJG)

Astralium aureum (golden star-shell) (SJG)

Turbo undulatus (wavy turban) (SJG)

Nerita melanotragus (eastern black nerite) (SJG)

Plesiotrochus monachus (common monk-shell) (SJG)

Zeacumantus diemenensis (common mud-creeper) (SJG)

Cacozeliana granaria (grainy creeper) (SJG)

Alaba monile (spotted alaba) (SJG)

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

Colpospira australis (southern screw-shell) (SJG)

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

Crassitoniella erratica (erratic eaton-shell) (SJG)

Eatoniella melanochroma (blackish eaton-shell) (SJG)

Notocypraea angustata (brown cowrie) (SJG)

Notocypraea comptoni (Compton’s cowrie) (SJG)

Notocypraea declivis (freckled cowrie) (SJG)

Bembicium auratum (estuarine conniwink) (SJG)

Bembicium melanostoma (black-mouth conniwink) (SJG)

Bembicium nanum (striped conniwink) (SJG)

Afrolittorina praetermissa (checkered australwink) (SJG)

Austrolittorina unifasciata (banded australwink) (SJG)

Polinices conica (conical sand-snail) (SJG)

Lironoba australis (southern rice-shell) (SJG)

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

Rissoina fasciata (banded rice-shell) (SJG)

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

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

Sassia subdistorta (distorted rock-whelk) (SJG)

Sassia verrucosa (warted rock-whelk) (SJG)

Argobuccinum pustulosum (flag triton) (SJG)

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

Semicassis semigranosum (half-grained helmet) (SJG)

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

Antisabia foliacea (leafy bonnet-limpet) (SJG)

Hipponix australis (southern bonnet-limpet) (SJG)

Petaloconchus caperatus (captured worm-shell) (SJG)

Cominella eburnea (ivory whelk) (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)

Anachis interrupta (interrupted dove-shell) (SJG)

Mitrella austrina (southern dove-shell) (SJG)

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

Mitrella lincolnensis (Port Lincoln dove-shell) (SJG)

Mitrella menkeana (pointed dove-shell) (SJG)

Mitrella semiconvexa (semiconvex dove-shell) (SJG)

Pseudamycla miltostoma (milky-mouthed dove-shell) (SJG)

Pleuroploca australasia (Australian tulip-shell) (SJG)

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

Nassarius nigellus (little dog-whelk) (SJG)

Nassarius pyrrhus (pyrrhus dog-whelk) (SJG)

Cancellaria lactea (milky nutmeg-shell) (SJG)

Conus anemone (anemone cone) (SJG)

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

Guraleus tasmanicus (Tasmanian false-turrid) (SJG)

Austromitra analogica (analog ribbed-mitre) (SJG)

Austroginella muscaria (fly-like 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)

Phycothais reticulata (knobbly rock-shell) (SJG)

Litozamia brazieri (Brazier’s trophon) (SJG)

Amoria undulata (wavy volute) (SJG)

Waimatea obscura (magpie volute-mitre) (SJG)

Adelphotectonica reevei (Reeve’s sundial-shell) (SJG)

Odostomia mayii (May’s pyramid-shell) (SJG)

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

Siphonaria diemenensis (common siphon-shell) (SJG)

Siphonaria funiculata (corded siphon-shell) (SJG)

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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