Port Sorell Beach
Geographic information

This locality is in TAS (N), in the general area of Narawntapu, and at latitude 41.1653 (S), longitude 146.5601 (E). Its location (to the nearest 10 km) is shown on the map below. This location lies within the Boags 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) (TMAG)

Barbatia reticulata (scaly ark-shell) (TMAG)

Austromytilus rostratus (common beaked-mussel) (TMAG)

Limnoperna pulex (flea mussel) (MHR)

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

Modiolus areolatus (bearded horse-mussel) (MHR)

Musculus impactus (nesting mussel) (MHR)

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

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

Lasaea australis (southern lasaea) (TMAG)

Myllita tasmanica (Tasmanian myllita) (TMAG)

Mactra antecedens (oval trough-shell) (MHR)

Anapella cycladea (smooth-toothed triangle) (SJG, TMAG)

Paphies erycinaea (eryx wedge-shell) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

Pseudarcopagia botanica (Botany Bay tellin) (MHR)

Macomona deltoidalis (triangular tellin) (TMAG, MHR)

Placamen placidum (placid venus) (MHR)

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

Dosinia grata (grata dosinia) (TMAG)

Irus griseus (Tasmanian boring-venus) (TMAG)

Katelysia scalarina (stepped venus) (TMAG, MHR)

Cadulus vincentianus (Vincentian tusk-shell) (MHR)

Notoacmea corrodenda (corroding limpet) (TMAG)

Patelloida alticostata (tall-ribbed limpet) (MHR)

Patelloida insignis (Maltese-cross limpet) (MHR)

Scutellastra chapmani (Chapman’s limpet) (MHR)

Montfortula rugosa (rough notch-limpet) (MHR)

Amblychilepas javanicensis (rayed keyhole-limpet) (TMAG)

Macroschisma tasmaniae (Tasmanian keyhole-limpet) (MHR)

Herpetopoma aspersa (speckled top-shell) (SJG)

Chlorodiloma odontis (chequered top-shell) (MHR)

Fossarina legrandi (Legrand’s fossarina) (MHR)

Austrocochlea constricta (ribbed top-shell) (TMAG, MHR)

Diloma concamerata (tessellated top-shell) (MHR)

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

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

Bankivia fasciata (banded kelp-shell) (MHR)

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

Turbo undulatus (wavy turban) (MHR)

Plesiotrochus monachus (common monk-shell) (MHR)

Velacumantus australis (southern mud-creeper) (TMAG)

Cacozeliana granaria (grainy creeper) (TMAG, MHR)

Alaba monile (spotted alaba) (SJG)

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

Epitonium jukesianum (Jukes’ wentletrap) (MHR)

Opalia australis (southern wentletrap) (MHR)

Opalia granosa (grainy wentletrap) (MHR)

Eulima augur (large urchin-snail) (TMAG)

Hypermastus coxi (Cox’s urchin-snail) (MHR)

Melanella orthopleura (orthopleura urchin-snail) (TMAG)

Scalenostoma lodderae (Loddera’s coral-snail) (TMAG)

Bembicium auratum (estuarine conniwink) (MHR)

Bembicium nanum (striped conniwink) (MHR)

Polinices conica (conical sand-snail) (MHR)

Cryptassiminea buccinoides (whelk-like assiminea) (TMAG)

Rissoina fasciata (banded rice-shell) (TMAG)

Circulus harriettae (Harrietta’s glass-shell) (MHR)

Pseudoliotia micans (reflective glass-shell) (MHR)

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

Sassia subdistorta (distorted rock-whelk) (TMAG)

Sassia verrucosa (warted rock-whelk) (TMAG, MHR)

Semicassis pyrum (pear helmet) (TMAG)

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

Antisabia foliacea (leafy bonnet-limpet) (MHR)

Ellatrivia merces (southern ribbed-cowrie) (MHR)

Cominella lineolata (lined whelk) (MHR)

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

Mitrella menkeana (pointed dove-shell) (TMAG)

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

Nassarius pauperatus (impoverished dog-whelk) (MHR)

Austromitra analogica (analog ribbed-mitre) (TMAG)

Mesoginella turbinata (top-shaped margin-shell) (TMAG)

Ovaginella ovulum (egg margin-shell) (TMAG)

Bedeva paivae (mussel drill) (TMAG, MHR)

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

Dicathais orbita (common cartrut-shell) (MHR)

Cingulina spina (thorn pyramid-shell) (MHR)

Pyrgiscus fuscus (dusky pyramid-shell) (MHR)

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

Adamnestia arachis (spireless peanut-shell) (MHR)

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

Phallomedusa solida (solid air-breather) (TMAG)

Siphonaria diemenensis (common siphon-shell) (MHR)




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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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