West Ulverstone foreshore (unlocalised)
Geographic information

This locality is in TAS (N), in the general area of West Ulverstone, and at latitude 41.1474 (S), longitude 146.1668 (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.

Callistochiton mawlei (Mawle’s beautiful chiton) (TMAG)

Barbatia pistachia (hairy ark-shell) (MHR, TMNA)

Glycymeris striatularis (common dog-cockle) (MHR, TMNA)

Limnoperna pulex (flea mussel) (TMAG, MHR, TMNA)

Modiolus areolatus (bearded horse-mussel) (TMAG, MHR, TMNA)

Crassostrea gigas (Pacific oyster) (TMNA)

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

Mimachlamys asperrima (doughboy scallop) (MHR, TMNA)

Vulsella spongiarum (common sponge-finger) (TMAG, MHR)

Cleidothaerus albidus (white rock-clam) (MHR)

Fulvia tenuicostata (thin-ribbed cockle) (MHR)

Cardita excavata (excavated false-cockle) (MHR, TMNA)

Lasaea australis (southern lasaea) (TMAG)

Mactra antecedens (oval trough-shell) (MHR)

Mactra pura (white trough-shell) (MHR)

Mactra rufescens (reddish trough-shell) (TMNA)

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

Pseudarcopagia botanica (Botany Bay tellin) (TMAG, MHR, TMNA)

Macomona deltoidalis (triangular tellin) (TMNA)

Tellinella albinella (white tellin) (MHR, TMNA)

Tawera gallinula (feathered venus) (TMNA)

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

Irus griseus (Tasmanian boring-venus) (TMAG, TMNA)

Katelysia rhytiphora (ridged venus) (TMNA)

Katelysia scalarina (stepped venus) (MHR, TMNA)

Venerupis anomala (little bean venus) (MHR, TMNA)

Eoacmaea calamus (delicate limpet) (TMNA)

Lottia mixta (mixed limpet) (TMAG)

Notoacmea alta (tall limpet) (TMAG)

Notoacmea flammea (flame limpet) (TMAG)

Patelloida alticostata (tall-ribbed limpet) (TMAG, MHR, TMNA)

Patelloida insignis (Maltese-cross limpet) (TMAG, MHR, TMNA)

Patelloida latistrigata (lateral-striped limpet) (TMAG)

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

Scutellastra chapmani (Chapman’s limpet) (MHR)

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

Phasianella variegata (variegated pheasant-shell) (TMAG)

Phasianella ventricosa (swollen pheasant-shell) (TMAG, MHR, TMNA)

Haliotis rubra (blacklip abalone) (MHR, TMNA)

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

Emarginula candida (white notch-limpet) (TMNA)

Hemitoma subemarginata (giant notch-limpet) (TMNA)

Montfortula rugosa (rough notch-limpet) (TMAG, MHR, TMNA)

Scutus antipodes (common elephant-snail) (MHR, TMNA)

Macroschisma tasmaniae (Tasmanian keyhole-limpet) (TMAG, MHR)

Herpetopoma aspersa (speckled top-shell) (TMAG, MHR, TMNA)

Austroliotia australis (southern liotia) (TMAG, MHR)

Munditia subquadrata (squared liotia) (TMAG)

Thalotia conica (conical kelp-shell) (MHR)

Chlorodiloma adelaidae (Adelaide top-shell) (MHR)

Chlorodiloma odontis (chequered top-shell) (TMAG, MHR)

Austrocochlea brevis (short top-shell) (TMAG)

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

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

Stomatella impertusa (common ear-shell) (TMAG)

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

Clanculus limbatus (keeled top-shell) (TMAG, MHR, TMNA)

Clanculus plebejus (people’s top-shell) (TMAG, MHR, TMNA)

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

Phasianotrochus eximius (choice kelp-shell) (MHR, TMNA)

Phasianotrochus irisodontes (rainbow kelp-shell) (MHR, TMNA)

Crossea concinna (ivory false-top-shell) (TMAG)

Astralium aureum (golden star-shell) (TMAG, MHR, TMNA)

Astralium squamiferum (scaly star-shell) (MHR)

Turbo undulatus (wavy turban) (TMAG, MHR, TMNA)

Cacozeliana granaria (grainy creeper) (TMAG, TMNA)

Diala megapicalis (big-topped diala) (TMAG)

Tenagodus australis (southern worm-shell) (MHR)

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

Maoricolpus roseus (New Zealand screw-shell) (TMNA)

Notocypraea angustata (brown cowrie) (MHR, TMNA)

Notocypraea comptoni (Compton’s cowrie) (MHR)

Notocypraea piperita (peppered cowrie) (TMAG, MHR)

Opalia australis (southern wentletrap) (TMAG, MHR, TMNA)

Opalia granosa (grainy wentletrap) (MHR, TMNA)

Eulima augur (large urchin-snail) (TMAG, MHR)

Bembicium auratum (estuarine conniwink) (MHR, TMNA)

Bembicium melanostoma (black-mouth conniwink) (TMAG)

Bembicium nanum (striped conniwink) (TMAG, MHR, TMNA)

Laevilitorina mariae (Maria’s winkle) (TMAG)

Afrolittorina praetermissa (checkered australwink) (TMAG)

Austrolittorina unifasciata (banded australwink) (TMAG, MHR, TMNA)

Eunaticina umbilicata (umbilicated sand-snail) (TMAG)

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

Pisinna frenchiensis (French false rice-shell) (TMAG)

Pisinna olivacea (olivaceous false rice-shell) (TMAG)

Lironoba australis (southern rice-shell) (TMAG)

Rissoina elegantula (elegant rice-shell) (TMAG)

Rissoina fasciata (banded rice-shell) (TMAG)

Sassia eburnea (pink-tipped rock-whelk) (TMAG, MHR, TMNA)

Sassia subdistorta (distorted rock-whelk) (MHR, TMNA)

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

Semicassis semigranosum (half-grained helmet) (MHR)

Semicassis thomsoni (Thomson’s helmet) (TMNA)

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

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

Ellatrivia merces (southern ribbed-cowrie) (TMAG, MHR, TMNA)

Serpulorbis sipho (common worm-shell) (MHR)

Cominella eburnea (ivory whelk) (TMAG, MHR, TMNA)

Cominella lineolata (lined whelk) (TMAG, MHR, TMNA)

Tasmeuthria clarkei (Clarke’s whelk) (TMAG)

Cumia mestayerae (Mestayer’s whelk) (MHR)

Anachis interrupta (interrupted dove-shell) (TMAG)

Mitrella austrina (southern dove-shell) (TMAG)

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

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

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

Pleuroploca australasia (Australian tulip-shell) (TMAG, MHR, TMNA)

Fusinus undulatus (wavy spindle-shell) (MHR, TMNA)

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

Nassarius pauperatus (impoverished dog-whelk) (TMAG, MHR, TMNA)

Nassarius pyrrhus (pyrrhus dog-whelk) (TMAG, TMNA)

Cancellaria granosa (grainy nutmeg-shell) (MHR)

Conus anemone (anemone cone) (TMAG, MHR, TMNA)

Conus rutilus (fiery cone) (TMNA)

Guraleus alucinans (dreaming false-turrid) (TMAG)

Guraleus flaccidus (flaccid false-turrid) (TMAG)

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

Guraleus pictus (painted false-turrid) (TMAG)

Macteola anomala (anomalous false-turrid) (TMAG, MHR)

Austromitra analogica (analog ribbed-mitre) (TMAG)

Vexillum australe (southern mitre) (TMAG, MHR, TMNA)

Mesoginella pygmaeoides (pygmy margin-shell) (TMAG)

Mitra badia (dark brown mitre) (TMAG, MHR, TMNA)

Mitra glabra (smooth mitre) (TMAG, MHR, TMNA)

Haustrum vinosum (purple-mouthed rock-shell) (TMAG, MHR, TMNA)

Phyllocoma eburnea (ivory murex) (TMAG)

Pterochelus triformis (three-cornered murex) (MHR, TMNA)

Agnewia tritoniformis (triton-like rock-shell) (TMAG, MHR)

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

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

Litozamia rudolphi (Rudolph’s trophon) (TMAG)

Amoria undulata (wavy volute) (MHR)

Waimatea obscura (magpie volute-mitre) (TMAG, MHR, TMNA)

Amalda marginata (margined olive) (MHR)

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

Siphonaria diemenensis (common siphon-shell) (TMAG, MHR, TMNA)

Ophicardelus ornatus (mangrove 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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