Sisters Beach
Geographic information

This locality is in TAS (N), in the general area of Sisters Beach, and at latitude 40.9161 (S), longitude 145.5613 (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.

Sypharochiton pelliserpentis (snakeskin chiton) (TMAG)

Barbatia pistachia (hairy ark-shell) (MHR)

Brachidontes erosus (eroded beaked-mussel) (MHR)

Limnoperna pulex (flea mussel) (MHR)

Modiolus areolatus (bearded horse-mussel) (QVMAG, MHR)

Musculus impactus (nesting mussel) (MHR)

Ostrea angasi (common mud-oyster) (SJG, MHR)

Pecten fumatus (king scallop) (MHR)

Spondylus tenellus (slender thorny-oyster) (SJG)

Vulsella spongiarum (common sponge-finger) (MHR)

Neotrigonia margaritacea (pearly brooch-shell) (MHR)

Cleidothaerus albidus (white rock-clam) (MHR)

Fulvia tenuicostata (thin-ribbed cockle) (MHR)

Mactra rufescens (reddish trough-shell) (MHR)

Paphies elongata (elongate wedge-shell) (MHR)

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

Pseudarcopagia victoriae (Victorian tellin) (MHR)

Circomphalus disjecta (wedding-cake venus) (MHR)

Placamen placidum (placid venus) (MHR)

Tawera gallinula (feathered venus) (MHR)

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

Sepia apama (giant cuttlefish) (SJG)

Patelloida alticostata (tall-ribbed limpet) (SJG, MHR)

Patelloida insignis (Maltese-cross limpet) (MHR)

Cellana solida (orange-edged limpet) (SJG, MHR)

Scutellastra chapmani (Chapman’s limpet) (MHR)

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

Phasianella ventricosa (swollen pheasant-shell) (MHR)

Haliotis rubra (blacklip abalone) (MHR)

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

Montfortula rugosa (rough notch-limpet) (MHR)

Scutus antipodes (common elephant-snail) (MHR)

Granata imbricata (tiled top-shell) (MHR)

Herpetopoma aspersa (speckled top-shell) (MHR)

Astele armillatum (jewelled top-shell) (MHR)

Chlorodiloma odontis (chequered top-shell) (MHR)

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

Diloma concamerata (tessellated top-shell) (SJG, MHR)

Clanculus flagellatus (flamed top-shell) (MHR)

Clanculus limbatus (keeled top-shell) (MHR)

Clanculus undatus (wavy top-shell) (QVMAG, MHR)

Phasianotrochus eximius (choice kelp-shell) (MHR)

Phasianotrochus irisodontes (rainbow kelp-shell) (MHR)

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

Astralium squamiferum (scaly star-shell) (MHR)

Turbo undulatus (wavy turban) (SJG, MHR)

Cacozeliana granaria (grainy creeper) (MHR)

Tenagodus australis (southern worm-shell) (MHR)

Maoricrypta immersa (common slipper-limpet) (MHR)

Notocypraea angustata (brown cowrie) (QVMAG, MHR)

Notocypraea comptoni (Compton’s cowrie) (QVMAG, MHR)

Notocypraea piperita (peppered cowrie) (MHR)

Notocypraea subcarnea (plump cowrie) (OTHER)

Opalia australis (southern wentletrap) (MHR)

Opalia granosa (grainy wentletrap) (MHR)

Bembicium nanum (striped conniwink) (MHR)

Austrolittorina unifasciata (banded australwink) (MHR)

Neverita aulacoglossa (common sand-snail) (MHR)

Polinices conica (conical sand-snail) (MHR)

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

Sassia bassi (Bassian rock-whelk) (MHR)

Sassia verrucosa (warted rock-whelk) (MHR)

Semicassis semigranosum (half-grained helmet) (SJG)

Hipponix australis (southern bonnet-limpet) (SJG, MHR)

Ellatrivia merces (southern ribbed-cowrie) (MHR)

Serpulorbis sipho (common worm-shell) (MHR)

Cominella eburnea (ivory whelk) (MHR)

Cominella lineolata (lined whelk) (SJG, MHR)

Pleuroploca australasia (Australian tulip-shell) (MHR)

Nassarius nigellus (little dog-whelk) (MHR)

Nassarius pauperatus (impoverished dog-whelk) (MHR)

Cancellaria granosa (grainy nutmeg-shell) (MHR)

Conus anemone (anemone cone) (SJG, MHR)

Vexillum australe (southern mitre) (SJG, MHR)

Austroginella muscaria (fly-like margin-shell) (MHR)

Mitra badia (dark brown mitre) (MHR)

Mitra glabra (smooth mitre) (SJG)

Pterochelus triformis (three-cornered murex) (MHR)

Dicathais orbita (common cartrut-shell) (SJG, MHR)

Phycothais reticulata (knobbly rock-shell) (MHR)

Amalda marginata (margined olive) (MHR)

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

Salinator fragilis (fragile air-breather) (MHR)

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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