Cyamiidae: Gaimardia (Neogaimardia) tasmanica (Beddome, 1883) (‘Tasmanian arc-mussel’)
Synonym(s): tasmanica Beddome, 1882.
Typical shell-length 5.0 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore in sand. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (TAS, VIC and SA).
Classification
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Veneroida
Superfamily: Gaimardioidea
Family: Gaimardiidae
Genus: Gaimardia
A-L Localities for Gaimardia tasmanica
Ansons Bay
Bangor: Lagoon Bay
Beechford: foreshore
Bicheno: Cod Rock
Bicheno: Diamond Island
Bicheno: Redbill Beach
Black River Beach: northern end
Black River Beach: southern end
Bridport: beach
Bridport (unlocalised)
Cape Barren Island: SE of Tar Point
Cape Portland: Home Beach
Cape Portland: Roses Bay
Cape Portland (unlocalised)
Carlton: Park Beach
Chain of Lagoons: Piccaninny Point
Clarke Island: Black Point
Conical Harbour
Denison Beach: Porch Rocks
Eaglehawk Neck: eastern side
East Wynyard: beach
Flinders Island: Fotheringate Beach: southern end
Flinders Island: Leeka: foreshore towards Twelve Hour Point
Flinders Island: The Dock
Flinders Island: Trousers Point
Frederick Henry Bay (unlocalised)
Freycinet Peninsula (unlocalised)
Georges Bay: Blanche Point
Granville Harbour: coast to N
Greens Beach: main beach
Hawley Beach: foreshore towards Point Sorell
King Island: Colliers Beach
King Island: Currie Harbour
King Island: Ettrick Beach
King Island: Fitzmaurice Bay
King Island: Halfmoon Bay
King Island: Little Porky Beach
King Island: S coast (unlocalised)
King Island: Seal Point
King Island (unlocalised)
Kingston Beach
Lauderdale: Roches Beach
Little Musselroe Bay: Tree Point area
Little Swanport: mouth
Low Head: East Beach
M-Z Localities for Gaimardia tasmanica
Maria Island: Darlington Bay
Maria Island: Four Mile Beach
Maria Island: Gulls Nest Point
Maria Island: Howells Point & Painted Cliffs
Maria Island: Trigonia Corner
Marrawah (unlocalised)
Marrawah: West Point
North Bruny Island: Bull Bay
Nubeena: White Beach
Orford: Spring Beach
Pirates Bay: near landing
Pirates Bay (unlocalised)
Port Arthur: Denmans Cove
Port Davey: Whalers Cove
Port Latta: Cowrie Point
Rocky Cape: Burgess Cove
Seymour Beach: northern end
South Arm: Fort Beach
South Arm: Hope Beach: southern end
South Bruny Island: Adventure Bay: East Cove
South Bruny Island: Adventure Bay: Grass Point
South Bruny Island: Cloudy Bay Lagoon
South Bruny Island: Cloudy Beaches: eastern beach
South coast of Tasmania (unlocalised)
Southport: Roaring Beach
Stanley: Godfreys Beach
Stanley: Tatlows Beach
Swansea: Coswell Beach
Swanwick: foreshore
Taroona: Alum Cliffs
Taroona Beach
Taroona: Dixons Beach
The Gardens: Coffeys Gulch
The Gardens: Swimcart Beach
The Gardens: Taylors Beach
Triabunna: Plain Place Beach
Verona Sands
