Weymouth Beach
Geographic information

This locality is in TAS (N), in the general area of Weymouth, and at latitude 41.0123 (S), longitude 147.1483 (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) (QVMAG)

Ischnochiton lineolatus (lined chiton) (QVMAG)

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

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

Tucetona flabellata (fan-like dog-cockle) (SJG)

Brachidontes erosus (eroded beaked-mussel) (SJG)

Limnoperna pulex (flea mussel) (SJG, QVMAG, MHR)

Modiolus albicostatus (white-sided horse-mussel) (SJG)

Modiolus areolatus (bearded horse-mussel) (MHR)

Mytilus galloprovincialis planulatus (blue mussel) (SJG)

Ostrea angasi (common mud-oyster) (MHR)

Mimachlamys asperrima (doughboy scallop) (SJG, MHR)

Notochlamys hexactes (Tasmanian scallop) (MHR)

Pecten fumatus (king scallop) (SJG)

Vulsella spongiarum (common sponge-finger) (SJG)

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

Lasaea australis (southern lasaea) (QVMAG)

Wallucina assimilis (common mud-lucine) (MHR)

Mactra jacksonensis (Port Jackson trough-shell) (MHR)

Mactra pura (white trough-shell) (SJG)

Mactra rufescens (reddish trough-shell) (MHR)

Anapella cycladea (smooth-toothed triangle) (SJG, MHR)

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

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

Pseudarcopagia botanica (Botany Bay tellin) (SJG)

Placamen placidum (placid venus) (SJG, MHR)

Tawera gallinula (feathered venus) (SJG, MHR)

Callista kingii (King’s callista) (MHR)

Katelysia scalarina (stepped venus) (SJG, MHR)

Venerupis anomala (little bean venus) (MHR)

Eoacmaea calamus (delicate limpet) (SJG)

Lottia mixta (mixed limpet) (QVMAG)

Notoacmea alta (tall limpet) (QVMAG)

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

Patelloida insignis (Maltese-cross limpet) (SJG, MHR)

Patelloida latistrigata (lateral-striped limpet) (SJG)

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

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

Phasianella ventricosa (swollen pheasant-shell) (SJG)

Haliotis rubra (blacklip abalone) (SJG)

Emarginula candida (white notch-limpet) (SJG)

Montfortula rugosa (rough notch-limpet) (SJG, MHR)

Herpetopoma aspersa (speckled top-shell) (SJG)

Thalotia conica (conical kelp-shell) (SJG, MHR)

Chlorodiloma adelaidae (Adelaide top-shell) (SJG)

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

Fossarina petterdi (Petterd’s fossarina) (QVMAG)

Austrocochlea brevis (short top-shell) (MHR)

Austrocochlea constricta (ribbed top-shell) (MHR)

Diloma concamerata (tessellated top-shell) (SJG)

Clanculus limbatus (keeled top-shell) (SJG)

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

Phasianotrochus eximius (choice kelp-shell) (MHR)

Bankivia fasciata (banded kelp-shell) (MHR)

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

Astralium squamiferum (scaly star-shell) (SJG)

Turbo undulatus (wavy turban) (SJG, MHR)

Batillariella estuarina (estuarine mud-creeper) (MHR)

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

Zeacumantus diemenensis (common mud-creeper) (SJG, MHR)

Cacozeliana granaria (grainy creeper) (SJG)

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

Calyptraea calyptraeformis (common shelf-limpet) (SJG)

Notocypraea angustata (brown cowrie) (MHR)

Opalia granosa (grainy wentletrap) (SJG, MHR)

Bembicium auratum (estuarine conniwink) (SJG, MHR)

Bembicium nanum (striped conniwink) (SJG, MHR)

Afrolittorina praetermissa (checkered australwink) (MHR)

Austrolittorina unifasciata (banded australwink) (SJG, MHR)

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

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

Sassia verrucosa (warted rock-whelk) (SJG, MHR)

Semicassis pyrum (pear helmet) (SJG)

Ataxocerithium serotinum (square-mouthed false-creeper) (SJG)

Antisabia foliacea (leafy bonnet-limpet) (MHR)

Hipponix australis (southern bonnet-limpet) (MHR)

Serpulorbis sipho (common worm-shell) (SJG)

Cominella lineolata (lined whelk) (SJG, MHR)

Mitrella menkeana (pointed dove-shell) (SJG, MHR)

Mitrella semiconvexa (semiconvex dove-shell) (SJG, MHR)

Nassarius nigellus (little dog-whelk) (SJG, MHR)

Nassarius pauperatus (impoverished dog-whelk) (SJG, MHR)

Conus anemone (anemone cone) (SJG, MHR)

Guraleus mitralis (mitre-like false-turrid) (SJG, MHR)

Hastula brazieri (Brazier’s auger) (MHR)

Vexillum australe (southern mitre) (SJG)

Austroginella tasmanica (Tasmanian margin-shell) (MHR)

Mesoginella pygmaeoides (pygmy margin-shell) (SJG, MHR)

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

Ovaginella ovulum (egg margin-shell) (MHR)

Mitra badia (dark brown mitre) (SJG)

Mitra glabra (smooth mitre) (SJG, MHR)

Bedeva paivae (mussel drill) (SJG, MHR)

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

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

Muricopsis umbilicatus (umbilicated murex) (MHR)

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

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

Amoria undulata (wavy volute) (SJG)

Waimatea obscura (magpie volute-mitre) (SJG)

Amalda marginata (margined olive) (SJG)

Salinator fragilis (fragile air-breather) (SJG, MHR)

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

Siphonaria funiculata (corded siphon-shell) (MHR)

Ophicardelus ornatus (mangrove air-breather) (SJG)

Marinula xanthostoma (delicate air-breather) (SJG)




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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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