South coast of King Island (unlocalised)
Geographic information

This locality is in TAS (N), in the general area of King Island, and at latitude 40.1243 (S), longitude 143.9043 (E). Its location (to the nearest 10 km) is shown on the map below. This location lies within the Otway 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.

Lima nimbifer (cloud file-shell) (TMAG)

Modiolus areolatus (bearded horse-mussel) (TMAG)

Acrosterigma cygnorum (oblique cockle) (TMAG)

Gaimardia rostellata (rose-rayed arc-mussel) (TMAG)

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

Macomona deltoidalis (triangular tellin) (TMAG)

Tawera gallinula (feathered venus) (TMAG)

Gomphina undulosa (wavy venus) (TMAG)

Phasianella ventricosa (swollen pheasant-shell) (TMAG)

Haliotis rubra (blacklip abalone) (TMAG)

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

Scutus antipodes (common elephant-snail) (TMAG)

Chlorodiloma adelaidae (Adelaide top-shell) (TMAG)

Phasianotrochus eximius (choice kelp-shell) (TMAG)

Notocypraea angustata (brown cowrie) (TMAG)

Notocypraea comptoni (Compton’s cowrie) (TMAG)

Notocypraea declivis (freckled cowrie) (TMAG)

Opalia australis (southern wentletrap) (TMAG)

Cabestana tabulata (Waterhouse’s rock-whelk) (TMAG)

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

Sassia subdistorta (distorted rock-whelk) (TMAG)

Sassia verrucosa (warted rock-whelk) (TMAG)

Pleuroploca australasia (Australian tulip-shell) (TMAG)

Cancellaria granosa (grainy nutmeg-shell) (TMAG)

Vexillum australe (southern mitre) (TMAG)

Mitra badia (dark brown mitre) (TMAG)

Phycothais reticulata (knobbly rock-shell) (TMAG)




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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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