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Molluscs of Tasmania

Chilodontidae: Granata imbricata (Lamarck, 1816) (’tiled top-shell’)

Synonym(s): imbricata Lamarck, 1816.

Typical shell-length 40 mm. Lives subtidally under rocks and stones. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC, SA and WA). In Tasmanian waters, this is a common species in the N; absent from the S.

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Seguenzioidea
Family: Chilodontidae
Genus: Granata

A-L Localities for Granata imbricata

Arthur River: Australia Point
Beechford: foreshore
Bellingham
Black River Beach
Black River Beach: northern end
Black River Beach: southern end
Boat Harbour: beach
Boat Harbour: Western Bay
Bridport: beach
Bridport: East Sandy Point
Bridport: Lades Beach
Bridport (unlocalised)
Burnie: Titan Point
Cape Barren Island: Key Island Bay
Cape Barren Island: Munro Bay
Cape Barren Island: SE of Tar Point
Cape Barren Island (unlocalised)
Cape Portland: Home Beach
Cape Portland: Lemons Beach
Cape Portland: Petal Point
Cape Portland: Roses Bay
Clarke Island: Black Point
Clarke Island: Black Point – beach to N
Clarke Island: Black Point – beach to S
Clarke Island: Dip Point to Black Rocks
Clarke Island: Maclaines Bay
Clarke Island: Moriarty Bay
Clarke Island: Spike Bay
Clayton: foreshore
Croppies Beach: northern end
Devonport: Bluff Beach
Devonport: Coles Beach
Devonport: Don Heads
Devonport: Paradise Cove (unlocalised)
Dunalley (unlocalised)
East Devonport: Moorland Beach
East Devonport: Moorland Point
East Devonport: Pardoe Beach
East Devonport: Pardoe Point
East Ulverstone
East Ulverstone: Buttons Beach
Flinders Island: Cameron Inlet
Flinders Island: Emita: foreshore
Flinders Island: Fotheringate Bay
Flinders Island: Fotheringate Beach: southern end
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: Patriarch Beach
Flinders Island: Port Davies & Cave Beach
Flinders Island: Sawyers Bay
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)
Franklin Sound area
Goat Island: foreshore of island and nearby mainland
Great Dog Island
Greens Beach: main beach
Greens Beach: Nudists Beach
Hawley Beach: foreshore towards Point Sorell
Hellyer Beach
Hunter Island (unlocalised)
King Island: Cape Wickham: foreshore to E
King Island: City of Melbourne Bay
King Island: Disappointment Bay
King Island: Fitzmaurice Bay
King Island: Grassy Harbour
King Island: Grassy Harbour: Sandblow Bay
King Island: Lavinia Beach: beach nr Lake Martha Lavinia
King Island: Naracoopa: foreshore
King Island: Pass River Bay
King Island: Sea Elephant Bay: Cowper Point
King Island: Seal Point
King Island (unlocalised)
King Island: Victoria Cove
King Island: Yellow Rock Beach
Leith: Lillico Beach
Leven River: mouth
Little Musselroe Bay: Tree Point area
Little Peggs Beach
Low Head (unlocalised)
Lulworth: Tam O”Shanter Bay

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