Shelly Beach (unlocalised), Orford
Geographic information

This locality is in TAS (E), in the general area of Orford, and at latitude 42.5683 (S), longitude 147.8974 (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.

Sypharochiton pelliserpentis (snakeskin chiton) (TMAG)

Ischnochiton australis (southern chiton) (TMAG)

Ischnochiton lineolatus (lined chiton) (TMAG)

Nuculana crassa (heavy nut-shell) (MHR)

Barbatia pistachia (hairy ark-shell) (MHR)

Glycymeris striatularis (common dog-cockle) (TMAG, QVMAG)

Austromytilus rostratus (common beaked-mussel) (MHR)

Brachidontes erosus (eroded beaked-mussel) (MHR)

Limnoperna pulex (flea mussel) (MHR)

Mytilus galloprovincialis planulatus (blue mussel) (MHR)

Mimachlamys asperrima (doughboy scallop) (MHR)

Hiatella australis (southern crypt-dweller) (MHR)

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

Lasaea australis (southern lasaea) (MHR)

Divalucina cumingi (v-marked lucine) (MHR)

Wallucina assimilis (common mud-lucine) (MHR)

Solen vaginoides (southern razor-shell) (TMAG)

Gari livida (purple sunset-shell) (TMAG)

Soletellina biradiata (double-rayed sunset-shell) (TMAG, QVMAG, MHR)

Pseudarcopagia botanica (Botany Bay tellin) (MHR)

Circomphalus disjecta (wedding-cake venus) (TMAG)

Placamen placidum (placid venus) (QVMAG, MHR)

Tawera gallinula (feathered venus) (TMAG, MHR)

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

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

Irus griseus (Tasmanian boring-venus) (MHR)

Katelysia rhytiphora (ridged venus) (QVMAG, MHR)

Katelysia scalarina (stepped venus) (MHR)

Venerupis anomala (little bean venus) (MHR)

Notoacmea petterdi (Petterd’s limpet) (MHR)

Patelloida alticostata (tall-ribbed limpet) (MHR)

Patelloida insignis (Maltese-cross limpet) (MHR)

Cellana solida (orange-edged limpet) (MHR)

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

Montfortula rugosa (rough notch-limpet) (MHR)

Scutus antipodes (common elephant-snail) (MHR)

Macroschisma tasmaniae (Tasmanian keyhole-limpet) (MHR)

Chlorodiloma odontis (chequered top-shell) (MHR)

Austrocochlea constricta (ribbed top-shell) (MHR)

Clanculus limbatus (keeled top-shell) (MHR)

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

Phasianotrochus irisodontes (rainbow kelp-shell) (MHR)

Astralium aureum (golden star-shell) (MHR)

Turbo undulatus (wavy turban) (MHR)

Plesiotrochus monachus (common monk-shell) (MHR)

Velacumantus australis (southern mud-creeper) (QVMAG, MHR)

Cacozeliana granaria (grainy creeper) (MHR)

Diala suturalis (sutured diala) (MHR)

Alaba monile (spotted alaba) (MHR)

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

Maoricolpus roseus (New Zealand screw-shell) (QVMAG, MHR)

Calyptraea calyptraeformis (common shelf-limpet) (MHR)

Notocypraea angustata (brown cowrie) (QVMAG)

Bembicium nanum (striped conniwink) (MHR)

Polinices conica (conical sand-snail) (QVMAG, MHR)

Sinum zonale (zoned sinum) (MHR)

Rissoina fasciata (banded rice-shell) (MHR)

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

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

Sassia verrucosa (warted rock-whelk) (MHR)

Argobuccinum pustulosum (flag triton) (TMAG)

Hipponix australis (southern bonnet-limpet) (MHR)

Ellatrivia merces (southern ribbed-cowrie) (MHR)

Lamellaria ophione (titan lamellaria) (TMAG)

Cominella eburnea (ivory whelk) (QVMAG, MHR)

Cominella lineolata (lined whelk) (QVMAG, MHR)

Mitrella semiconvexa (semiconvex dove-shell) (MHR)

Pleuroploca australasia (Australian tulip-shell) (MHR)

Fusinus undulatus (wavy spindle-shell) (QVMAG)

Nassarius pauperatus (impoverished dog-whelk) (MHR)

Conus anemone (anemone cone) (MHR)

Mesoginella pygmaeoides (pygmy margin-shell) (MHR)

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

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

Dicathais orbita (common cartrut-shell) (MHR)

Litozamia brazieri (Brazier’s trophon) (MHR)

Waimatea obscura (magpie volute-mitre) (MHR)

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

Siphonaria diemenensis (common siphon-shell) (QVMAG, MHR)

Siphonaria funiculata (corded 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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