Ransonnet Bay (unlocalised), Robbins Island
Geographic information

This locality is in TAS (N), in the general area of Robbins Island, and at latitude 40.6721 (S), longitude 145.001 (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.

Glycymeris striatularis (common dog-cockle) (MHR)

Austromytilus rostratus (common beaked-mussel) (TMAG)

Brachidontes erosus (eroded beaked-mussel) (MHR)

Limnoperna inconstans (variable mussel) (TMAG)

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

Modiolus areolatus (bearded horse-mussel) (MHR)

Ostrea angasi (common mud-oyster) (MHR)

Mimachlamys asperrima (doughboy scallop) (MHR)

Pecten fumatus (king scallop) (MHR)

Electroma georgiana (common butterfly-shell) (MHR)

Neotrigonia margaritacea (pearly brooch-shell) (MHR)

Panopea australis (southern gaper) (MHR)

Pholas australasiae (Australian angel-wing) (MHR)

Myadora brevis (short myadora) (TMAG, MHR)

Myadora rotundata (Tasmanian myadora) (TMAG)

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

Fulvia tenuicostata (thin-ribbed cockle) (MHR)

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

Mactra rufescens (reddish trough-shell) (MHR)

Paphies cuneata (wedge-shaped wedge-shell) (TMAG)

Paphies elongata (elongate wedge-shell) (MHR)

Paphies erycinaea (eryx wedge-shell) (TMAG)

Solen vaginoides (southern razor-shell) (MHR)

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

Circomphalus disjecta (wedding-cake venus) (MHR)

Placamen placidum (placid venus) (MHR)

Tawera gallinula (feathered venus) (MHR)

Dosinia caerulea (blue-tinged dosinia) (MHR)

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

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

Phasianella ventricosa (swollen pheasant-shell) (MHR)

Haliotis laevigata (greenlip abalone) (MHR)

Haliotis rubra (blacklip abalone) (MHR)

Haliotis scalaris emmae (Emma’s abalone) (MHR)

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

Macroschisma tasmaniae (Tasmanian keyhole-limpet) (MHR)

Astele armillatum (jewelled top-shell) (MHR)

Astele subcarinatum (giant top-shell) (MHR)

Thalotia conica (conical kelp-shell) (MHR)

Chlorodiloma adelaidae (Adelaide top-shell) (TMAG)

Chlorodiloma odontis (chequered top-shell) (MHR)

Austrocochlea brevis (short top-shell) (TMAG)

Austrocochlea constricta (ribbed top-shell) (MHR)

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

Clanculus flagellatus (flamed top-shell) (MHR)

Clanculus limbatus (keeled top-shell) (MHR)

Phasianotrochus eximius (choice kelp-shell) (MHR)

Phasianotrochus irisodontes (rainbow kelp-shell) (MHR)

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

Astralium aureum (golden star-shell) (MHR)

Astralium squamiferum (scaly star-shell) (MHR)

Turbo undulatus (wavy turban) (MHR)

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

Calyptraea calyptraeformis (common shelf-limpet) (MHR)

Notocypraea angustata (brown cowrie) (TMAG, MHR)

Bembicium nanum (striped conniwink) (TMAG, MHR)

Neverita aulacoglossa (common sand-snail) (MHR)

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

Sassia subdistorta (distorted rock-whelk) (MHR)

Semicassis semigranosum (half-grained helmet) (MHR)

Antisabia foliacea (leafy bonnet-limpet) (TMAG, MHR)

Cominella eburnea (ivory whelk) (MHR)

Mitrella semiconvexa (semiconvex dove-shell) (TMAG, MHR)

Pleuroploca australasia (Australian tulip-shell) (MHR)

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

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

Nassarius pauperatus (impoverished dog-whelk) (MHR)

Conus anemone (anemone cone) (MHR)

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

Austroginella formicula (ant-like margin-shell) (TMAG)

Mitra glabra (smooth mitre) (MHR)

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

Pterochelus triformis (three-cornered murex) (MHR)

Dicathais orbita (common cartrut-shell) (MHR)

Phycothais reticulata (knobbly rock-shell) (TMAG, MHR)

Amoria undulata (wavy volute) (MHR)

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

Salinator fragilis (fragile air-breather) (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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