West coast of King Island (unlocalised)
Geographic information

This locality is in TAS (N), in the general area of King Island, and at latitude 39.927 (S), longitude 143.8446 (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.

Modiolus areolatus (bearded horse-mussel) (TMAG)

Hiatella australis (southern crypt-dweller) (TMAG)

Codakia perobliqua (peroblique lucine) (QVMAG)

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

Patelloida alticostata (tall-ribbed limpet) (TMAG)

Patelloida insignis (Maltese-cross limpet) (TMAG)

Cellana solida (orange-edged limpet) (TMAG)

Scutellastra peronii (scaly limpet) (TMAG)

Phasianella ventricosa (swollen pheasant-shell) (TMAG)

Haliotis rubra (blacklip abalone) (TMAG)

Emarginula candida (white notch-limpet) (TMAG)

Emarginula superba (superb notch-limpet) (TMAG)

Herpetopoma aspersa (speckled top-shell) (TMAG)

Munditia subquadrata (squared liotia) (TMAG)

Cantharidella tiberiana (tiberian kelp-shell) (TMAG)

Chlorodiloma odontis (chequered top-shell) (TMAG)

Diloma concamerata (tessellated top-shell) (TMAG)

Clanculus limbatus (keeled top-shell) (TMAG)

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

Astralium aureum (golden star-shell) (TMAG)

Plesiotrochus monachus (common monk-shell) (TMAG)

Zeacumantus diemenensis (common mud-creeper) (TMAG)

Cacozeliana granaria (grainy creeper) (TMAG)

Notocypraea angustata (brown cowrie) (TMAG)

Notocypraea comptoni (Compton’s cowrie) (TMAG)

Opalia australis (southern wentletrap) (TMAG)

Bembicium auratum (estuarine conniwink) (TMAG)

Afrolittorina praetermissa (checkered australwink) (TMAG)

Eunaticina umbilicata (umbilicated sand-snail) (TMAG)

Rissoina fasciata (banded rice-shell) (TMAG)

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

Hedleytriphora innotabilis (dull sinistral-creeper) (TMAG)

Antisabia foliacea (leafy bonnet-limpet) (TMAG)

Hipponix australis (southern bonnet-limpet) (TMAG)

Ellatrivia merces (southern ribbed-cowrie) (TMAG)

Cominella lineolata (lined whelk) (TMAG)

Tasmeuthria clarkei (Clarke’s whelk) (TMAG)

Mitrella semiconvexa (semiconvex dove-shell) (TMAG)

Zafra legrandi (Legrand’s dove-shell) (TMAG)

Cancellaria lactea (milky nutmeg-shell) (TMAG)

Conus anemone (anemone cone) (TMAG)

Guraleus tasmanicus (Tasmanian false-turrid) (TMAG)

Asperdaphne desalesii (Desales’ false-turrid) (TMAG)

Austrodrillia beraudiana (Beraud’s turrid) (TMAG)

Vexillum australe (southern mitre) (TMAG)

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

Dicathais orbita (common cartrut-shell) (TMAG)

Phycothais reticulata (knobbly rock-shell) (TMAG)

Prototyphis angasi (Angas’ murex) (TMAG)

Waimatea obscura (magpie volute-mitre) (TMAG)

Amalda marginata (margined olive) (TMAG)

Siphonaria diemenensis (common siphon-shell) (TMAG)

Marinula xanthostoma (delicate air-breather) (TMAG)




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