Marion Bay (unlocalised)
Geographic information

This locality is in TAS (S), in the general area of Marion Bay, and at latitude 42.8246 (S), longitude 147.8714 (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.

Notoplax costata (ribbed chiton) (TMAG)

Cryptoplax striata (streaky fleshy-chiton) (TMAG)

Callistochiton mawlei (Mawle’s beautiful chiton) (TMAG)

Anadara trapezia (mud ark-shell) (TMAG)

Glycymeris striatularis (common dog-cockle) (TMAG, MHR)

Lissarca rubricata (reddish lissarca) (TMAG)

Notomytilus ruber (reddish micromussel) (TMAG)

Lima nimbifer (cloud file-shell) (MHR)

Austromytilus rostratus (common beaked-mussel) (TMAG, MHR)

Brachidontes erosus (eroded beaked-mussel) (TMAG, MHR)

Limnoperna pulex (flea mussel) (TMAG)

Modiolus albicostatus (white-sided horse-mussel) (TMAG, MHR)

Mytilus galloprovincialis planulatus (blue mussel) (TMAG, MHR)

Ostrea angasi (common mud-oyster) (TMAG, MHR)

Mimachlamys asperrima (doughboy scallop) (TMAG, MHR)

Notochlamys hexactes (Tasmanian scallop) (TMAG)

Pecten fumatus (king scallop) (TMAG, MHR)

Neotrigonia margaritacea (pearly brooch-shell) (TMAG, MHR)

Hiatella australis (southern crypt-dweller) (TMAG)

Panopea australis (southern gaper) (TMAG, MHR)

Barnea obturamentum (tongue-shaped angel-wing) (MHR)

Pholas australasiae (Australian angel-wing) (TMAG, MHR)

Myadora brevis (short myadora) (TMAG, MHR)

Myadora complexa (complex myadora) (TMAG, MHR)

Myochama anomioides (saddle myochama) (TMAG)

Periploma angasi (Angas’ lantern-shell) (TMAG, MHR)

Thraciopsis elongata (elongate thracia) (TMAG)

Fulvia tenuicostata (thin-ribbed cockle) (TMAG, MHR)

Pratulum thetidis (thetis cockle) (TMAG, MHR)

Acrosterigma cygnorum (oblique cockle) (TMAG)

Cardita excavata (excavated false-cockle) (TMAG)

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

Myllita tasmanica (Tasmanian myllita) (TMAG)

Divalucina cumingi (v-marked lucine) (TMAG, MHR)

Epicodakia tatei (Tate’s lucine) (TMAG, MHR)

Wallucina assimilis (common mud-lucine) (TMAG)

Mactra rufescens (reddish trough-shell) (MHR)

Paphies elongata (elongate wedge-shell) (TMAG, MHR)

Paphies erycinaea (eryx wedge-shell) (TMAG)

Solen vaginoides (southern razor-shell) (TMAG, MHR)

Gari livida (purple sunset-shell) (TMAG)

Soletellina biradiata (double-rayed sunset-shell) (TMAG, MHR)

Macomona deltoidalis (triangular tellin) (MHR)

Tellinella albinella (white tellin) (MHR)

Bassina pachyphylla (faintly-frilled venus) (TMAG, MHR)

Circomphalus disjecta (wedding-cake venus) (TMAG, MHR)

Placamen placidum (placid venus) (TMAG, MHR)

Tawera gallinula (feathered venus) (TMAG, MHR)

Tawera lagopus (banded venus) (MHR)

Timoclea cardioides (cockle-like venus) (TMAG)

Dosinia caerulea (blue-tinged dosinia) (TMAG, MHR)

Callista diemenensis (Tasmanian callista) (TMAG, MHR)

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

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

Katelysia rhytiphora (ridged venus) (TMAG)

Katelysia scalarina (stepped venus) (TMAG, MHR)

Venerupis galactites (milk-stone venus) (MHR)

Sepia apama (giant cuttlefish) (TMAG)

Spirula spirula (common ramshorn-squid) (TMAG)

Eoacmaea calamus (delicate limpet) (TMAG)

Patelloida alticostata (tall-ribbed limpet) (TMAG)

Patelloida insignis (Maltese-cross limpet) (MHR)

Patelloida victoriana (Victorian limpet) (TMAG)

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

Scutellastra chapmani (Chapman’s limpet) (TMAG, MHR)

Scutellastra peronii (scaly limpet) (TMAG, MHR)

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

Phasianella variegata (variegated pheasant-shell) (TMAG, MHR)

Haliotis rubra (blacklip abalone) (TMAG, MHR)

Emarginula candida (white notch-limpet) (TMAG)

Montfortula rugosa (rough notch-limpet) (MHR)

Amblychilepas javanicensis (rayed keyhole-limpet) (TMAG, MHR)

Macroschisma tasmaniae (Tasmanian keyhole-limpet) (TMAG, MHR)

Vaceuchelus profundior (deepwater top-shell) (TMAG)

Astele armillatum (jewelled top-shell) (TMAG, MHR)

Astele rubiginosum (ruddy top-shell) (TMAG)

Astele subcarinatum (giant top-shell) (TMAG)

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

Chlorodiloma adelaidae (Adelaide top-shell) (TMAG, MHR)

Chlorodiloma odontis (chequered top-shell) (TMAG, MHR)

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

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

Clanculus flagellatus (flamed top-shell) (TMAG)

Clanculus limbatus (keeled top-shell) (TMAG, MHR)

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

Clanculus undatus (wavy top-shell) (TMAG)

Phasianotrochus eximius (choice kelp-shell) (TMAG)

Phasianotrochus irisodontes (rainbow kelp-shell) (TMAG)

Bankivia fasciata (banded kelp-shell) (TMAG, MHR)

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

Turbo undulatus (wavy turban) (TMAG, MHR)

Zeacumantus diemenensis (common mud-creeper) (TMAG)

Cacozeliana granaria (grainy creeper) (TMAG)

Gazameda gunnii (Gunn’s screw-shell) (TMAG, MHR)

Maoricolpus roseus (New Zealand screw-shell) (TMAG, MHR)

Calyptraea calyptraeformis (common shelf-limpet) (TMAG, MHR)

Notocypraea angustata (brown cowrie) (TMAG, MHR)

Notocypraea comptoni (Compton’s cowrie) (TMAG, MHR)

Notocypraea declivis (freckled cowrie) (TMAG)

Epitonium jukesianum (Jukes’ wentletrap) (TMAG)

Janthina janthina (common violet-snail) (TMAG, MHR)

Bembicium nanum (striped conniwink) (TMAG)

Eunaticina umbilicata (umbilicated sand-snail) (TMAG, MHR)

Polinices conica (conical sand-snail) (TMAG, MHR)

Sinum zonale (zoned sinum) (TMAG, MHR)

Alvania suprasculpta (etched rice-shell) (TMAG)

Rissoina fasciata (banded rice-shell) (TMAG)

Cabestana spengleri (Spengler’s rock-whelk) (TMAG, MHR)

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

Sassia subdistorta (distorted rock-whelk) (TMAG)

Sassia verrucosa (warted rock-whelk) (TMAG)

Argobuccinum pustulosum (flag triton) (TMAG, MHR)

Semicassis pyrum (pear helmet) (TMAG, MHR)

Semicassis semigranosum (half-grained helmet) (TMAG, MHR)

Antisabia foliacea (leafy bonnet-limpet) (TMAG)

Hipponix australis (southern bonnet-limpet) (TMAG)

Ellatrivia merces (southern ribbed-cowrie) (TMAG)

Cominella lineolata (lined whelk) (TMAG, MHR)

Penion mandarinus (mandarin whelk) (TMAG)

Penion maximus (great whelk) (TMAG)

Cumia mestayerae (Mestayer’s whelk) (TMAG)

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

Anachis beachportensis (Beachport dove-shell) (TMAG)

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

Pleuroploca australasia (Australian tulip-shell) (TMAG, MHR)

Fusinus novaehollandiae (New Holland spindle-shell) (TMAG, MHR)

Nassarius nigellus (little dog-whelk) (TMAG)

Nassarius pauperatus (impoverished dog-whelk) (TMAG, MHR)

Etrema denseplicata (densely-ribbed false-turrid) (TMAG)

Conus anemone (anemone cone) (TMAG)

Guraleus pictus (painted false-turrid) (TMAG)

Vexillum australe (southern mitre) (TMAG)

Austroginella muscaria (fly-like margin-shell) (TMAG, MHR)

Mesoginella pygmaeoides (pygmy margin-shell) (TMAG)

Dicathais orbita (common cartrut-shell) (TMAG, MHR)

Amoria undulata (wavy volute) (TMAG, MHR)

Waimatea obscura (magpie volute-mitre) (TMAG)

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

Philine angasi (Angas’ bubble-shell) (MHR)

Salinator fragilis (fragile air-breather) (TMAG, MHR)

Siphonaria funiculata (corded siphon-shell) (TMAG, MHR)

Siphonaria tasmanica (blue siphon-shell) (TMAG)




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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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