Parsons Cove, Coles Bay
Geographic information

This locality is in TAS (E), in the general area of Coles Bay, and at latitude 42.1453 (S), longitude 148.2853 (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.

Ischnochiton australis (southern chiton) (SJG)

Glycymeris striatularis (common dog-cockle) (TMAG)

Austromytilus rostratus (common beaked-mussel) (TMAG)

Limnoperna pulex (flea mussel) (SJG, TMAG)

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

Modiolus areolatus (bearded horse-mussel) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

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

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

Equichlamys bifrons (queen scallop) (SJG)

Mimachlamys asperrima (doughboy scallop) (SJG)

Pecten fumatus (king scallop) (SJG, MHR)

Electroma georgiana (common butterfly-shell) (SJG)

Hiatella australis (southern crypt-dweller) (SJG, TMAG)

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

Cardita excavata (excavated false-cockle) (SJG)

Lasaea australis (southern lasaea) (SJG, TMAG)

Divalucina cumingi (v-marked lucine) (TMAG)

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

Wallucina assimilis (common mud-lucine) (SJG, TMAG)

Mactra antecedens (oval trough-shell) (SJG, TMAG)

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

Solen vaginoides (southern razor-shell) (TMAG)

Gari livida (purple sunset-shell) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

Soletellina biradiata (double-rayed sunset-shell) (SJG)

Pseudarcopagia botanica (Botany Bay tellin) (SJG, TMAG)

Petricola rubiginosa (ruddy crypt-dweller) (TMAG)

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

Placamen placidum (placid venus) (SJG, MHR)

Tawera gallinula (feathered venus) (SJG, TMAG)

Tawera lagopus (banded venus) (SJG)

Timoclea cardioides (cockle-like venus) (SJG)

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

Eumarcia fumigata (smoky venus) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

Irus carditoides (cardita-like boring-venus) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

Irus griseus (Tasmanian boring-venus) (SJG, TMAG)

Katelysia rhytiphora (ridged venus) (SJG)

Katelysia scalarina (stepped venus) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

Venerupis anomala (little bean venus) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

Venerupis largillierti (New Zealand venus) (TMAG)

Eoacmaea calamus (delicate limpet) (SJG)

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

Patelloida insignis (Maltese-cross limpet) (SJG)

Patelloida latistrigata (lateral-striped limpet) (SJG)

Cellana solida (orange-edged limpet) (SJG)

Scutellastra peronii (scaly limpet) (TMAG)

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

Haliotis rubra (blacklip abalone) (MHR)

Montfortula rugosa (rough notch-limpet) (SJG)

Herpetopoma aspersa (speckled top-shell) (SJG)

Cantharidella tiberiana (tiberian kelp-shell) (SJG)

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

Austrocochlea constricta (ribbed top-shell) (SJG)

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

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

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

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

Phasianotrochus irisodontes (rainbow kelp-shell) (SJG, TMAG)

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

Turbo undulatus (wavy turban) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

Plesiotrochus monachus (common monk-shell) (SJG, TMAG)

Zeacumantus diemenensis (common mud-creeper) (SJG, TMAG)

Cacozeliana granaria (grainy creeper) (SJG)

Alaba monile (spotted alaba) (SJG)

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

Epitonium jukesianum (Jukes’ wentletrap) (SJG)

Bembicium auratum (estuarine conniwink) (TMAG)

Bembicium melanostoma (black-mouth conniwink) (SJG, TMAG)

Bembicium nanum (striped conniwink) (SJG, TMAG)

Afrolittorina praetermissa (checkered australwink) (SJG)

Austrolittorina unifasciata (banded australwink) (SJG)

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

Sassia subdistorta (distorted rock-whelk) (SJG)

Sassia verrucosa (warted rock-whelk) (SJG)

Antisabia foliacea (leafy bonnet-limpet) (SJG)

Cominella eburnea (ivory whelk) (TMAG)

Cominella lineolata (lined whelk) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

Tasmeuthria clarkei (Clarke’s whelk) (SJG)

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

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

Pleuroploca australasia (Australian tulip-shell) (SJG)

Nassarius nigellus (little dog-whelk) (SJG, MHR)

Nassarius pauper (pauper dog-whelk) (SJG)

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

Conus anemone (anemone cone) (SJG)

Austromitra analogica (analog ribbed-mitre) (SJG)

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

Mesoginella pygmaeoides (pygmy margin-shell) (TMAG)

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

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

Litozamia brazieri (Brazier’s trophon) (SJG)

Prototyphis angasi (Angas’ murex) (SJG)

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

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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