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Molluscs of Tasmania

Muricidae – Haustrinae: Bedeva vinosa (Lamarck, 1822) (‘purple-mouthed rock-shell’)

Synonym(s): vinosa Lamarck, 1822 adelaidae A. Adams & Angas, 1863 adelaidensis Crosse & Fischer, 1865 littorinoides Tenison-Woods, 1876 propinqua Tenison-Woods, 1877 albolirata Tenison-Woods, 1879 aurea Hedley, 1914.

Typical shell-length 20 mm. Shell shape varies geographically and with shore exposure. Lives intertidally on rocks. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC, SA and WA). In Tasmanian waters, this species is widespread and common as a beached shell.

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Haustrinae
Genus: Bedeva

A-L Localities for Bedeva vinosa

Arthur River: Nelson Bay
Arthur River: Sarah Anne Rocks
Arthur River: Sundown Point
Bangor: Lagoon Bay
Bathurst Channel
Bathurst Channel: Schooner Cove
Beaumaris: Shelly Point
Beechford: foreshore
Beerbarrel Beach
Bellingham
Bicheno
Bicheno: Cod Rock
Bicheno: Courland Bay
Bicheno: Diamond Island
Bicheno: Redbill Beach
Bicheno: Rice Beach
Bicheno: Waubs Beach
Binalong Bay
Binalong Bay: gulches
Blackmans Bay
Black River Beach: northern end
Black River Beach: southern end
Boat Harbour: beach
Boltons Beach
Bridport: beach
Bridport: East Sandy Point
Bridport: Lades Beach
Bridport (unlocalised)
Burnie: Blythe Heads & estuary
Burnie: Sulphur Creek
Calverts Beach & Goats Bluff
Cape Barren Island: Bungs Beach
Cape Barren Island: Thunder & Lightning Bay
Cape Portland: Home Beach
Cape Portland: Lanoma Point
Cape Portland: Petal Point
Cape Portland: Roses Bay
Cape Portland (unlocalised)
Carlton Beach: Spectacle Island
Carlton: Park Beach
Chain of Lagoons: Four Mile Creek: beach
Chain of Lagoons: Piccaninny Point
Clarke Island: Black Point
Clarke Island: Dip Point to Black Rocks
Clarke Island: Maclaines Bay
Clarke Island: Spike Bay
Clayton: foreshore
Clifton Beach (unlocalised)
Coles Bay: Bluestone Bay
Coles Bay: foreshore
Coles Bay: Gravelly Beach & Sleepy Bay
Coles Bay: Honeymoon Bay
Coles Bay: Muirs Beach
Coles Bay: Parsons Cove
Coles Bay: Richardsons Beach
Coles Bay (unlocalised)
Conical Harbour
Coningham: foreshore
Connellys Bay
Croppies Beach: northern end
Deadmans Bay
Deal Island (unlocalised)
Denison Beach: rocks at southern end
Denison Beach (unlocalised)
D’Entrecasteaux Channel (unlocalised)
Devonport: Bluff Beach
Devonport: Coles Beach
Devonport: Don Heads
Devonport: Mersey River
Devonport: Paradise Cove (unlocalised)
Devonport (unlocalised)
Douglas River: beach
Dover: beach
Dover: Roaring Bay Beach
Dunalley (unlocalised)
Eaglehawk Neck: eastern side
Earlham: foreshore
East Devonport: beach & breakwater
East Devonport: Moorland Beach
East Devonport: Moorland Point
East Devonport: Pardoe Beach
East Devonport: Pardoe Point
East Kangaroo Island: North Point
East Kangaroo Island (unlocalised)
East Ulverstone
Eddystone Point (unlocalised)
Electrona: Peggys Beach
Erith Island
Falmouth: foreshore
Falmouth: Mariposa Beach
Flinders Island: Arthur Bay: Long Point
Flinders Island: Badger Corner
Flinders Island: Killiecrankie Bay (unlocalised)
Flinders Island: Killiecrankie: foreshore
Flinders Island: Lady Barron: Fisher Island
Flinders Island: Leeka: foreshore towards Twelve Hour Point
Flinders Island: Lillies Bay
Flinders Island: Northeast River: mouth
Flinders Island: Palana Beach
Flinders Island: Port Davies & Cave Beach
Flinders Island: Tanners Bay
Flinders Island: Tanners Bay: Pine Scrub
Flinders Island: The Dock
Flinders Island: Trousers Point
Flinders Island: Trousers Point: beach
Flinders Island (unlocalised)
Fortescue Bay
Franklin Sound area
Frederick Henry Bay: Sloping Island
Freycinet Peninsula: Wineglass Bay
Friendly Beaches
Georges Bay: Burns Bay
Georges Bay: St Helens: foreshore
Georges Bay: St Helens (unlocalised)
Goat Island: foreshore of island and nearby mainland
Goose Island
Gordon: Three Hut Point
Granville Harbour
Granville Harbour: coast to N
Greenes Point
Greens Beach: main beach
Greens Beach: Nudists Beach
Hawley Beach
Hawley Beach: foreshore towards Point Sorell
Hellyer Beach
Herbies Landing
Herlihys Bay: coast to E
Hobart: Sandy Bay (unlocalised)
Hunter Island (unlocalised)
Kettering: Oyster Cove
King Island: British Admiral Beach
King Island: Cape Wickham
King Island: Cape Wickham: foreshore to E
King Island: City of Melbourne Bay
King Island: Cooper Bluff
King Island: Currie Harbour
King Island: Ettrick Beach
King Island: Fitzmaurice Bay
King Island: Grassy Harbour
King Island: Grassy Harbour: Sandblow Bay
King Island: Halfmoon Bay
King Island: Little Porky Beach
King Island: Naracoopa: foreshore
King Island: Pass River Bay
King Island: Porky Beach
King Island: Seal Bay: Black Point
King Island: Seal Point
King Island: Stokes Point: Gulchway
King Island: Surprise Bay
King Island (unlocalised)
King Island: Victoria Cove
King Island: W coast
King Island: Yellow Rock Beach
Koonya: Newmans Beach
Lagoon River: mouth
Lauderdale: Ralphs Bay
Lauderdale: Roches Beach
Lauderdale: Seven Mile Beach
Leith: foreshore
Leith: Lillico Beach
Lime Bay
Little Coningham Beach
Little Musselroe Bay: northern end
Little Peggs Beach
Little Swanport: Saltworks Beach
Long Island: Crayfish Point
Low Head: East Beach
Low Head: Lagoon Beach
Low Head (unlocalised)
Lulworth: Tam O”Shanter Bay

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M-Z Localities for Bedeva vinosa

Maatsuyker Island
Maria Island: Bloodstone Point
Maria Island: Chinamans Bay
Maria Island: Darlington Bay
Maria Island: Encampment Cove
Maria Island: Gulls Nest Point
Maria Island: Hopground Beach
Maria Island: Howells Point & Painted Cliffs
Maria Island: Point Lesueur
Maria Island: Return Point
Maria Island: Trigonia Corner
Marion Bay: northern beaches
Marrawah: Green Point
Marrawah (unlocalised)
Marrawah: West Point
Mayfield Beach to Mayfield Point
Mayfield Point to Little Christmas Island
Mercury Passage: Darlington Bay
Middleton: foreshore
Midway Point (unlocalised)
Monk Bay
Mortimer Bay: Gorringes Beach
Mulcahy Bay
Murdunna: foreshore
Murdunna: Sommers Beach
Narawntapu: Badger Head
Narawntapu: Bakers Point & Springlawn Beach
Narawntapu: Copper Cove
Narawntapu: Griffiths Point
Narawntapu: Little Badger Head
Narawntapu: West Head
North Bruny Island: Barnes Bay
North Bruny Island: Dennes Point
North Bruny Island: Ford Bay
North Bruny Island: Great Bay: Smoothys Point
North Bruny Island: Killora: Rat Bay
North Bruny Island: Roberts Point
North Bruny Island: Variety Bay
North West coast of Tasmania (unlocalised)
Nubeena: White Beach
Orford: East Shelly Beach
Orford: Emerald Beach
Orford: Luther Point
Orford: Millingtons Beach
Orford: Shelly Beach (unlocalised)
Orford: Spring Beach
Orford: West Shelly Beach
Outer Sister Island
Peggs Beach: western end
Penguin: Lonah & Lodders Point
Penguin Point
Penguin: Watcombe Beach
Petcheys Bay
Pipers Head
Pirates Bay: Fossil Island
Pirates Bay (unlocalised)
Planters Beach to Fishers Point
Point Sorell: Margaret Rocks
Port Arthur: Basket Bay: Remarkable Cave
Port Arthur: Denmans Cove
Port Arthur: Point Puer & beach
Port Arthur: Safety Cove
Port Arthur (unlocalised)
Port Cygnet: Cray Point
Port Davey: Bramble Cove
Port Davey: Breaksea Islands
Port Davey: Whalers Cove
Port Latta: Brickmakers Beach
Port Latta: Cowrie Point
Port Sorell: beach
Premaydena: Impression Bay
Primrose Sands
Ralphs Bay: Maria Point
Randalls Bay
Rheban Beach
Robbins Island: Cape Elie
Robbins Island: Marys Island area
Robbins Island: Ransonnet Bay
Rocky Boat Inlet
Rocky Cape: Burgess Cove
Rocky Cape: Castle Rock Bay
Rocky Cape: Cave Bay
Rocky Cape: Forwards Beach
Rocky Cape: Mary Anne Cove area
Rocky Cape: northern coves
Rocky Cape: Picnic Beach & rocks to S
Rocky Cape (unlocalised)
Saltwater River (unlocalised)
Sandy Bay: Nutgrove Beach
Sandy Cape
Schouten Island: Crocketts Bay
Schouten Island: Sandspit Point
Seymour Beach: northern end
Shearwater: Freers Beach
Ship Stern Bluff
Sloping Lagoon: Lagoon Beach
Sloping Main: Black Jack Point
Smiths Gulch
Smithton: Duck Bay
Snug Beach
South Arm: Fort Beach
South Arm: Hope Beach: southern end
South Bruny Island: Adventure Bay: Cemetery Bluff
South Bruny Island: Adventure Bay: Grass Point
South Bruny Island: Adventure Bay: southern end
South Bruny Island: Adventure Bay: Two Tree Point
South Bruny Island: Alonnah Beach
South Bruny Island: Cloudy Beaches: eastern beach
South Bruny Island: Mickeys Bay
South Bruny Island: Old Jetty Beach: beaches to N
South Bruny Island: Simpsons Bay
South Cape Bay: Lion Rock: beach to SE
South Cape Rivulet: mouth
South East coast of Tasmania (unlocalised)
Southport: Roaring Beach
Stanley: Circular Head
Stanley: Cow Rock beach
Stanley: Godfreys Beach
Stanley: Green Hills: West Inlet entrance
Stanley: Tatlows Beach
Stanley (unlocalised)
Stanley: West Inlet
Swansea: Jubilee Beach
Swansea: Spiky Beach
Swansea (unlocalised)
Swanwick: foreshore
Tamar River: Bell Bay: Big Bay
Tamar River: Bell Bay: Deceitful Cove
Tamar River: Bell Bay: Sawyers Point
Tamar River: Clarence Point: foreshore
Tamar River: George Town: foreshore
Tamar River: George Town: She Oak Point area
Tamar River: Kelso: foreshore
Tamar River: Middle Arm
Tamar River: Rowella: West Bay
Tamar River: West Arm
Taroona Beach
Taroona: Dixons Beach
Tasmania (unlocalised)
Temma
The Gardens: beach
The Gardens: Coffeys Gulch
The Gardens: Cosy Corner
The Gardens: Mateys Gulch to Gardens Lagoon
The Gardens: Seatons Cove
The Gardens: Swimcart Beach
Three Hummock Island: Mermaid Bay
Three Hummock Island: Ranger Retreat
Three Hummock Island: Rape Bay
Three Hummock Island: Three Gullies Bay
Three Hummock Island: Three Gullies Bay area
Tinderbox Beach
Trial Harbour
Trial Harbour area
Turners Beach
Ulverstone (unlocalised)
Waterhouse Point
West Ulverstone: foreshore
Weymouth: beach
Woolnorth: Davisons Bay
Woolnorth: Valley Bay
Woolnorth: Woolnorth Point
Wynyard: Fossil Bluff

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