Pass River Bay, King Island
Geographic information

This locality is in TAS (N), in the general area of King Island, and at latitude 39.801 (S), longitude 143.8648 (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.

Pronucula pusilla (tiny nutlet-shell) (TMAG)

Barbatia pistachia (hairy ark-shell) (TMAG)

Barbatia reticulata (scaly ark-shell) (TMAG)

Lissarca rhomboidalis (rhomboid lissarca) (TMAG)

Micromytilus crenatuliferus (scalloped micromussel) (TMAG)

Austromytilus rostratus (common beaked-mussel) (TMAG)

Limnoperna pulex (flea mussel) (TMAG)

Modiolus areolatus (bearded horse-mussel) (TMAG)

Cardita excavata (excavated false-cockle) (TMAG)

Lasaea australis (southern lasaea) (TMAG)

Myllita tasmanica (Tasmanian myllita) (TMAG)

Mysella donaciformis (wedge-shaped lepton) (TMAG)

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

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

Sepia apama (giant cuttlefish) (TMAG)

Lottia mixta (mixed limpet) (TMAG)

Notoacmea corrodenda (corroding limpet) (TMAG)

Notoacmea flammea (flame limpet) (TMAG, MHR)

Patelloida alticostata (tall-ribbed limpet) (TMAG)

Patelloida insignis (Maltese-cross limpet) (TMAG)

Patelloida latistrigata (lateral-striped limpet) (TMAG)

Cellana solida (orange-edged limpet) (TMAG)

Scutellastra chapmani (Chapman’s limpet) (TMAG)

Scutellastra peronii (scaly limpet) (TMAG)

Phasianella ventricosa (swollen pheasant-shell) (TMAG)

Tricolia rosea (rosy pheasant-shell) (TMAG)

Haliotis rubra (blacklip abalone) (TMAG)

Emarginula candida (white notch-limpet) (TMAG)

Montfortula rugosa (rough notch-limpet) (TMAG)

Scutus antipodes (common elephant-snail) (TMAG)

Granata imbricata (tiled top-shell) (TMAG)

Herpetopoma aspersa (speckled top-shell) (TMAG)

Herpetopoma scabriuscula (rough top-shell) (TMAG)

Cantharidella tiberiana (tiberian kelp-shell) (TMAG)

Chlorodiloma adelaidae (Adelaide top-shell) (TMAG)

Chlorodiloma odontis (chequered top-shell) (TMAG)

Fossarina legrandi (Legrand’s fossarina) (TMAG)

Fossarina petterdi (Petterd’s fossarina) (TMAG)

Austrocochlea constricta (ribbed top-shell) (TMAG)

Stomatella impertusa (common ear-shell) (TMAG)

Clanculus flagellatus (flamed top-shell) (TMAG)

Clanculus limbatus (keeled top-shell) (TMAG)

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

Clanculus undatus (wavy top-shell) (TMAG)

Phasianotrochus eximius (choice kelp-shell) (TMAG)

Astralium aureum (golden star-shell) (TMAG)

Turbo undulatus (wavy turban) (TMAG)

Zeacumantus diemenensis (common mud-creeper) (TMAG)

Cacozeliana granaria (grainy creeper) (TMAG)

Diala suturalis (sutured diala) (TMAG)

Eatonina condita (secret false eaton-shell) (TMAG)

Eatoniella atrella (dark eaton-shell) (TMAG)

Eatoniella fulva (tawny eaton-shell) (TMAG)

Eatoniella melanochroma (blackish eaton-shell) (TMAG)

Notocypraea angustata (brown cowrie) (TMAG)

Notocypraea comptoni (Compton’s cowrie) (TMAG)

Epitonium jukesianum (Jukes’ wentletrap) (TMAG)

Opalia australis (southern wentletrap) (TMAG)

Opalia granosa (grainy wentletrap) (TMAG)

Melanella orthopleura (orthopleura urchin-snail) (TMAG)

Bembicium melanostoma (black-mouth conniwink) (TMAG)

Laevilitorina mariae (Maria’s winkle) (TMAG)

Afrolittorina praetermissa (checkered australwink) (TMAG)

Macquariella kingensis (King Island winkle) (TMAG)

Eunaticina umbilicata (umbilicated sand-snail) (TMAG)

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

Pisinna megastoma (wide-mouthed false rice-shell) (TMAG)

Alvania strangei (Strange’s rice-shell) (TMAG)

Lironoba australis (southern rice-shell) (TMAG)

Rissoina fasciata (banded rice-shell) (TMAG)

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

Sassia verrucosa (warted rock-whelk) (TMAG)

Specula turbonilloides (turbonilla-like false-creeper) (TMAG)

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

Aclophoropsis festiva (festive sinistral-creeper) (TMAG)

Brucetriphora granifera (grainy sinistral-creeper) (TMAG)

Eutriphora cana (white sinistral-creeper) (TMAG)

Hedleytriphora scitula (beautiful sinistral-creeper) (TMAG)

Antisabia foliacea (leafy bonnet-limpet) (TMAG)

Hipponix australis (southern bonnet-limpet) (TMAG)

Petaloconchus caperatus (captured worm-shell) (TMAG)

Serpulorbis sipho (common worm-shell) (TMAG)

Cominella lineolata (lined whelk) (TMAG)

Tasmeuthria clarkei (Clarke’s whelk) (TMAG)

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

Mitrella menkeana (pointed dove-shell) (TMAG)

Mitrella semiconvexa (semiconvex dove-shell) (TMAG)

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

Pleuroploca australasia (Australian tulip-shell) (TMAG)

Nassarius pauper (pauper dog-whelk) (TMAG)

Conus anemone (anemone cone) (TMAG)

Guraleus alucinans (dreaming false-turrid) (TMAG)

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

Guraleus pictus (painted false-turrid) (TMAG)

Austromitra analogica (analog ribbed-mitre) (TMAG)

Mesoginella pygmaeoides (pygmy margin-shell) (TMAG)

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

Dicathais orbita (common cartrut-shell) (TMAG)

Phycothais reticulata (knobbly rock-shell) (TMAG)

Litozamia brazieri (Brazier’s trophon) (TMAG)

Liostomia tasmanica (Tasman pyramid-shell) (TMAG)

Miralda suprasculpta (etched pyramid-shell) (TMAG)

Syrnola metcalfei (Metcalfe’s pyramid-shell) (TMAG)

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

Turbonilla tasmanica (Tasmanian pyramid-shell) (TMAG)

Haminoea maugeansis (little bubble-shell) (TMAG)

Tornatina exserta (tapered peanut-shell) (TMAG)

Siphonaria diemenensis (common siphon-shell) (TMAG)

Siphonaria funiculata (corded siphon-shell) (TMAG)

Marinula xanthostoma (delicate air-breather) (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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