King Island (unlocalised)
Geographic information

This locality is in TAS (N), in the general area of King Island, and at latitude 39.927 (S), longitude 143.8446 (E). Its location (to the nearest 10 km) is shown on the map below. This location lies within the Otway 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) (QVMAG)

Rhyssoplax calliozona (beautiful-zoned chiton) (TMAG)

Glycymeris striatularis (common dog-cockle) (QVMAG)

Austromytilus rostratus (common beaked-mussel) (QVMAG)

Brachidontes erosus (eroded beaked-mussel) (QVMAG)

Modiolus albicostatus (white-sided horse-mussel) (QVMAG)

Neotrigonia margaritacea (pearly brooch-shell) (QVMAG)

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

Gaimardia rostellata (rose-rayed arc-mussel) (TMAG)

Lasaea australis (southern lasaea) (TMAG)

Myllita tasmanica (Tasmanian myllita) (TMAG, QVMAG)

Epicodakia tatei (Tate’s lucine) (MHR)

Solen vaginoides (southern razor-shell) (QVMAG)

Gari kenyoniana (Kenyon’s sunset-shell) (QVMAG)

Circomphalus disjecta (wedding-cake venus) (QVMAG)

Gomphina undulosa (wavy venus) (TMAG)

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

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

Cellana solida (orange-edged limpet) (TMAG, QVMAG)

Scutellastra peronii (scaly limpet) (QVMAG)

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

Phasianella ventricosa (swollen pheasant-shell) (TMAG, QVMAG)

Haliotis rubra (blacklip abalone) (QVMAG)

Montfortula rugosa (rough notch-limpet) (MHR)

Scutus antipodes (common elephant-snail) (QVMAG)

Granata imbricata (tiled top-shell) (QVMAG)

Herpetopoma aspersa (speckled top-shell) (QVMAG)

Herpetopoma scabriuscula (rough top-shell) (QVMAG)

Austroliotia australis (southern liotia) (TMAG)

Astele armillatum (jewelled top-shell) (QVMAG)

Astele subcarinatum (giant top-shell) (QVMAG)

Calliostoma legrandi (Legrand’s top-shell) (TMAG)

Chlorodiloma adelaidae (Adelaide top-shell) (TMAG)

Chlorodiloma odontis (chequered top-shell) (QVMAG)

Austrocochlea constricta (ribbed top-shell) (TMAG)

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

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

Clanculus limbatus (keeled top-shell) (QVMAG)

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

Clanculus undatus (wavy top-shell) (QVMAG)

Phasianotrochus bellulus (beautiful kelp-shell) (QVMAG)

Phasianotrochus eximius (choice kelp-shell) (QVMAG)

Phasianotrochus irisodontes (rainbow kelp-shell) (QVMAG)

Argalista kingensis (King Island argalista) (TMAG)

Astralium aureum (golden star-shell) (QVMAG)

Turbo gruneri (Gruner’s turban) (QVMAG)

Turbo undulatus (wavy turban) (QVMAG)

Zeacumantus diemenensis (common mud-creeper) (QVMAG)

Colpospira australis (southern screw-shell) (QVMAG)

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

Gazameda iredalei (Iredale’s screw-shell) (QVMAG)

Gazameda tasmanica (Tasmanian screw-shell) (QVMAG)

Calyptraea calyptraeformis (common shelf-limpet) (QVMAG)

Notocypraea angustata (brown cowrie) (QVMAG)

Notocypraea comptoni (Compton’s cowrie) (QVMAG)

Notocypraea declivis (freckled cowrie) (QVMAG)

Notocypraea piperita (peppered cowrie) (QVMAG)

Eulima augur (large urchin-snail) (QVMAG)

Bembicium nanum (striped conniwink) (TMAG)

Laevilitorina mariae (Maria’s winkle) (TMAG)

Afrolittorina praetermissa (checkered australwink) (TMAG)

Austrolittorina unifasciata (banded australwink) (TMAG, QVMAG)

Eunaticina umbilicata (umbilicated sand-snail) (QVMAG)

Neverita aulacoglossa (common sand-snail) (QVMAG)

Polinices conica (conical sand-snail) (QVMAG)

Polinices incei (Ince’s sand-snail) (QVMAG)

Pterotrachea kingicola (King Island sea-elephant) (QVMAG)

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

Lironoba australis (southern rice-shell) (TMAG)

Rissoina gertrudis (Gertrude’s rice-shell) (TMAG)

Cabestana tabulata (Waterhouse’s rock-whelk) (QVMAG)

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

Sassia subdistorta (distorted rock-whelk) (QVMAG)

Sassia verrucosa (warted rock-whelk) (QVMAG)

Semicassis semigranosum (half-grained helmet) (QVMAG)

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

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

Brucetriphora granifera (grainy sinistral-creeper) (TMAG)

Hipponix australis (southern bonnet-limpet) (TMAG)

Serpulorbis sipho (common worm-shell) (QVMAG)

Cominella eburnea (ivory whelk) (QVMAG)

Cominella lineolata (lined whelk) (TMAG, QVMAG)

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

Mitrella menkeana (pointed dove-shell) (QVMAG)

Mitrella semiconvexa (semiconvex dove-shell) (QVMAG)

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

Zafra legrandi (Legrand’s dove-shell) (QVMAG)

Pleuroploca australasia (Australian tulip-shell) (QVMAG)

Fusinus undulatus (wavy spindle-shell) (QVMAG)

Dolicholatirus spiceri (Spicer’s tulip-shell) (TMAG)

Nassarius pyrrhus (pyrrhus dog-whelk) (QVMAG)

Cancellaria granosa (grainy nutmeg-shell) (QVMAG)

Cancellaria lactea (milky nutmeg-shell) (QVMAG)

Cancellaria purpuriformis (grooved nutmeg-shell) (TMAG, QVMAG)

Cancellaria undulata (wavy nutmeg-shell) (QVMAG)

Conus anemone (anemone cone) (QVMAG)

Conus rutilus (fiery cone) (QVMAG)

Paracuneus immaculatus (immaculate turrid) (TMAG)

Austromitra analogica (analog ribbed-mitre) (TMAG, QVMAG)

Vexillum australe (southern mitre) (QVMAG)

Austroginella muscaria (fly-like margin-shell) (QVMAG)

Hydroginella columnaria (Cape Pillar margin-shell) (QVMAG)

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

Mitra badia (dark brown mitre) (QVMAG)

Mitra glabra (smooth mitre) (QVMAG)

Bedeva paivae (mussel drill) (QVMAG)

Haustrum vinosum (purple-mouthed rock-shell) (TMAG, QVMAG)

Phyllocoma eburnea (ivory murex) (QVMAG)

Pterochelus triformis (three-cornered murex) (QVMAG)

Phycothais reticulata (knobbly rock-shell) (QVMAG)

Prototyphis angasi (Angas’ murex) (QVMAG)

Amoria undulata (wavy volute) (QVMAG)

Livonia mammilla (false baler) (QVMAG)

Waimatea obscura (magpie volute-mitre) (QVMAG)

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

Turbonilla tasmanica (Tasmanian pyramid-shell) (TMAG)

Aplysia parvula (small sea-hare) (QVMAG)

Siphonaria diemenensis (common siphon-shell) (TMAG)

Marinula xanthostoma (delicate air-breather) (QVMAG)




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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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