Planter Beach to Fishers Point
Geographic information

This locality is in TAS (S), in the general area of Catamaran, and at latitude 43.5706 (S), longitude 146.9151 (E). Its location (to the nearest 10 km) is shown on the map below. This location lies within the Davey 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.

Chiton glaucus (green chiton) (SJG)

Sypharochiton pelliserpentis (snakeskin chiton) (SJG)

Ischnochiton australis (southern chiton) (SJG)

Glycymeris striatularis (common dog-cockle) (SJG)

Austromytilus rostratus (common beaked-mussel) (SJG)

Limnoperna pulex (flea mussel) (SJG)

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

Modiolus areolatus (bearded horse-mussel) (SJG)

Mytilus galloprovincialis planulatus (blue mussel) (SJG)

Ostrea angasi (common mud-oyster) (SJG)

Hiatella australis (southern crypt-dweller) (SJG)

Myadora brevis (short myadora) (SJG)

Fulvia tenuicostata (thin-ribbed cockle) (SJG)

Epicodakia tatei (Tate’s lucine) (SJG)

Mactra rufescens (reddish trough-shell) (SJG)

Paphies elongata (elongate wedge-shell) (SJG)

Solen vaginoides (southern razor-shell) (SJG)

Gari livida (purple sunset-shell) (SJG)

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

Circomphalus disjecta (wedding-cake venus) (SJG)

Tawera gallinula (feathered venus) (SJG)

Dosinia caerulea (blue-tinged dosinia) (SJG)

Dosinia victoriae (Victorian dosinia) (SJG)

Callista diemenensis (Tasmanian callista) (SJG)

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

Irus griseus (Tasmanian boring-venus) (SJG)

Venerupis anomala (little bean venus) (SJG)

Eoacmaea calamus (delicate limpet) (SJG)

Notoacmea alta (tall limpet) (SJG)

Notoacmea flammea (flame limpet) (SJG)

Notoacmea petterdi (Petterd’s limpet) (SJG)

Patelloida alticostata (tall-ribbed limpet) (SJG)

Patelloida insignis (Maltese-cross limpet) (SJG)

Patelloida latistrigata (lateral-striped limpet) (SJG)

Cellana solida (orange-edged limpet) (SJG)

Scutellastra chapmani (Chapman’s 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 nigrita (black keyhole-limpet) (SJG)

Astele armillatum (jewelled top-shell) (SJG)

Chlorodiloma adelaidae (Adelaide top-shell) (SJG)

Chlorodiloma odontis (chequered top-shell) (SJG)

Austrocochlea brevis (short top-shell) (SJG)

Austrocochlea constricta (ribbed top-shell) (SJG)

Diloma concamerata (tessellated top-shell) (SJG)

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

Clanculus flagellatus (flamed 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 rutilis (pink-tipped kelp-shell) (SJG)

Bankivia fasciata (banded kelp-shell) (SJG)

Astralium aureum (golden star-shell) (SJG)

Nerita melanotragus (eastern black nerite) (SJG)

Zeacumantus diemenensis (common mud-creeper) (SJG)

Cacozeliana granaria (grainy creeper) (SJG)

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

Notocypraea angustata (brown cowrie) (SJG)

Notocypraea declivis (freckled cowrie) (SJG)

Opalia australis (southern wentletrap) (SJG)

Bembicium nanum (striped conniwink) (SJG)

Afrolittorina praetermissa (checkered australwink) (SJG)

Austrolittorina unifasciata (banded australwink) (SJG)

Eunaticina umbilicata (umbilicated sand-snail) (SJG)

Polinices conica (conical sand-snail) (SJG)

Polinices controversa (Tasmanian sand-snail) (SJG)

Sinum zonale (zoned sinum) (SJG)

Rissoina fasciata (banded rice-shell) (SJG)

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

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

Sassia verrucosa (warted rock-whelk) (SJG)

Argobuccinum pustulosum (flag triton) (SJG)

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

Semicassis pyrum (pear helmet) (SJG)

Semicassis semigranosum (half-grained helmet) (SJG)

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

Antisabia foliacea (leafy bonnet-limpet) (SJG)

Petaloconchus caperatus (captured worm-shell) (SJG)

Serpulorbis sipho (common worm-shell) (SJG)

Cominella lineolata (lined whelk) (SJG)

Tasmeuthria clarkei (Clarke’s whelk) (SJG)

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

Mitrella semiconvexa (semiconvex dove-shell) (SJG)

Pleuroploca australasia (Australian tulip-shell) (SJG)

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

Nassarius nigellus (little dog-whelk) (SJG)

Cancellaria granosa (grainy nutmeg-shell) (SJG)

Conus anemone (anemone cone) (SJG)

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

Austromitra analogica (analog ribbed-mitre) (SJG)

Austroginella formicula (ant-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)

Litozamia brazieri (Brazier’s trophon) (SJG)

Litozamia petterdi (Petterd’s trophon) (SJG)

Amoria undulata (wavy volute) (SJG)

Waimatea obscura (magpie volute-mitre) (SJG)

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

Siphonaria diemenensis (common siphon-shell) (SJG)

Siphonaria funiculata (corded siphon-shell) (SJG)

Siphonaria tasmanica (blue siphon-shell) (SJG)

Marinula parva (small 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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